ritz
/ɹɪts/noun, verb
ritz is spelled R-I-T-Z: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ritz means “A display of ostentatious elegance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ritz?
| Letters | 4: R-I-T-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ritz?
Ritz appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ritz?
- /ɹɪts/
Ritz has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ritz.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ritz
- ritzes present, singular, he/she/it
- ritzing participle, present
- ritzed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ritz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA display of ostentatious elegance.
verb
- 1
informalTo behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ritz come from?
Back-formation from ritzy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).