# frigid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪd/ · frequency rank #29,664

## Definitions
1. Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
2. Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.
3. Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“I am cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos.

## Easily confused with
- **fringed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frigid-vs-fringed)
- **fried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fried-vs-frigid)
- **friend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/friend-vs-frigid)
- **fright** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fright-vs-frigid)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ffrigid`, `firgid`, `frgiid`, `frigdi`, `friggid`, `frigidd`, `friigd`, `frrigid`, `rfigid`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/frigid