# Ricketts

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,054

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From Rickett, a medieval diminutive of Richard + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **rickety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ricketts-vs-rickety)
- **rackets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rackets-vs-ricketts)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ircketts`, `rciketts`, `riccketts`, `ricektts`, `rickets`, `ricketst`, `rickettss`, `rickketts`, `ricktets`, `rikcetts`, `rricketts`

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