# ritz

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪts/ · frequency rank #21,347

## Definitions
1. A display of ostentatious elegance.

## Etymology
Back-formation from ritzy.

## Easily confused with
- **RT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rt)
- **rot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rot)
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rut)
- **RTD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rtd)
- **RTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rtc)
- **RTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rta)
- **ruth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-ruth)
- **Roth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-roth)
- **ROTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rotc)
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rote)
- **ROTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rots)
- **rota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rota)
- **Riva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-riva)
- **Rizzo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rizzo)
- **RI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ri-vs-ritz)
- **rid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rid-vs-ritz)
- **Rio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rio-vs-ritz)
- **rip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rip-vs-ritz)
- **rat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rat-vs-ritz)
- **rig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rig-vs-ritz)

## Common misspellings (6)
`irtz`, `rittz`, `ritzz`, `rizt`, `rritz`, `rtiz`

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