# ritter

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,444

## Definitions
1. knight

## Etymology
From German Ritter.

## Easily confused with
- **river** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritter-vs-river)
- **roster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritter-vs-roster)
- **rotten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritter-vs-rotten)
- **router** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritter-vs-router)
- **rutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritter-vs-rutter)
- **rite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rite-vs-ritter)
- **rider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-ritter)
- **rites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rites-vs-ritter)
- **riser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riser-vs-ritter)
- **rather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rather-vs-ritter)
- **richer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/richer-vs-ritter)
- **ripper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ripper-vs-ritter)
- **ringer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ringer-vs-ritter)
- **renter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renter-vs-ritter)
- **raster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raster-vs-ritter)
- **rafter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-ritter)
- **Richter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/richter-vs-ritter)

## Common misspellings (7)
`irtter`, `riter`, `ritetr`, `ritterr`, `rittre`, `rritter`, `rtiter`

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