Frisian
/ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/
"frisian" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Frisian” is an uncommon English word, ranked #67,463 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #67,463
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Frisian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #67,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Frisian” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Frisian is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/. Corpus data places it at rank #67,463 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Frisian, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”); see the plural Frīsan for more. The correct English form is Frisian, spelled F-R-I-S-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
- 2A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
- 3A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Etymology
From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”); see the plural Frīsan for more.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Frisian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-R-I-S-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.