# Rizzo

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #26,579

## Definitions
1. A surname from Italian.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Old Italian and Neapolitan Rizzo and/or front Sicilian Rizzu.

## Easily confused with
- **Rio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rio-vs-rizzo)
- **Rico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rico-vs-rizzo)
- **ritz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritz-vs-rizzo)
- **Ringo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ringo-vs-rizzo)
- **Rizal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rizal-vs-rizzo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`irzzo`, `rizo`, `rizoz`, `rrizzo`, `rzizo`

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