# frolic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹɒlɪk/ · frequency rank #42,656

## Definitions
1. Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
2. Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.

## Etymology
From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”).
The first element, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frawaz, is cognate with Middle English frow (“hasty”); the latter element, ultimately from *-līkaz, is cognate with -ly, -like.

## Easily confused with
- **folio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/folio-vs-frolic)
- **folic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/folic-vs-frolic)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ffrolic`, `forlic`, `frloic`, `froilc`, `frolci`, `frolicc`, `frollic`, `frrolic`, `rfolic`

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