# Rhett

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #29,814

## Definitions
1. An American surname from Dutch.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Name of a South Carolina family, anglicized from Dutch de Raedt, from Middle Dutch raet (“advice”).

## Easily confused with
- **ret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ret-vs-rhett)
- **rest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rest-vs-rhett)
- **rent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rent-vs-rhett)
- **rhea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rhett)
- **reit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reit-vs-rhett)
- **Rhee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhee-vs-rhett)
- **reheat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reheat-vs-rhett)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hrett`, `rehtt`, `rhet`, `rhhett`, `rhtet`, `rrhett`

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