# Fritz

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɹɪts/ · frequency rank #16,715

## Definitions
1. A German person, usually male.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Fritz, pet form of Friedrich (“Frederick”).

## Easily confused with
- **fruit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fritz-vs-fruit)
- **froth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fritz-vs-froth)
- **fruits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fritz-vs-fruits)
- **fruity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fritz-vs-fruity)
- **frizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fritz-vs-frizzy)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fit-vs-fritz)
- **fits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fits-vs-fritz)
- **fret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fret-vs-fritz)
- **frat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frat-vs-fritz)
- **fizz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fizz-vs-fritz)
- **Fait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fait-vs-fritz)
- **faith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faith-vs-fritz)
- **fried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fried-vs-fritz)
- **fries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fries-vs-fritz)
- **Franz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franz-vs-fritz)
- **friar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/friar-vs-fritz)
- **frick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frick-vs-fritz)
- **Frida** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frida-vs-fritz)
- **frisk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frisk-vs-fritz)
- **frets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frets-vs-fritz)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffritz`, `firtz`, `frittz`, `fritzz`, `frizt`, `frritz`, `frtiz`, `rfitz`

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