# frith

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɹɪθ/ · frequency rank #47,063

## Definitions
1. Peace; security.
2. Sanctuary, asylum.

## Etymology
From Middle English frith, from Old English friþ, friþu (“peace, tranquility, security, refuge”), from Proto-West Germanic *friþu, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace, reconciliation”), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“beloved, happy”).
Cognate with Dutch vrede (“peace, quiet, tranquility”), German Frieden (“peace, tranquility”), Danish fred (“peace, serenity”), Swedish frid (“peace, serenity”), Icelandic friður (“peace, tranquility”). Related to free.

## Easily confused with
- **fruit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frith-vs-fruit)
- **Fritz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frith-vs-fritz)
- **froth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frith-vs-froth)
- **fruits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frith-vs-fruits)
- **fruity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frith-vs-fruity)
- **frothy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frith-vs-frothy)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fit-vs-frith)
- **fish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fish-vs-frith)
- **fits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fits-vs-frith)
- **fret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fret-vs-frith)
- **frat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frat-vs-frith)
- **Fait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fait-vs-frith)
- **fresh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fresh-vs-frith)
- **faith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faith-vs-frith)
- **fifth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fifth-vs-frith)
- **forth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forth-vs-frith)
- **fried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fried-vs-frith)
- **fries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fries-vs-frith)
- **filth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filth-vs-frith)
- **fitch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitch-vs-frith)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ffrith`, `friht`, `frithh`, `fritth`, `frrith`, `frtih`, `rfith`

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