Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ritz

/ɹɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: ritz
IPA: /ɹɪts/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A display of ostentatious elegance.

Informal; Uncountable

verb

To behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner.

Informal

name

Example Sentences

"What would I do with them in the room except dream all night through of ritzing around the world with swells?"
"Fuller remembered visiting Hammond in his office. “He was dressed like a movie senator with black ribbon pince-nez. Almost ritzed me out of the office.”"

Etymology

Back-formation from ritzy.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

ritzes (present, singular) ritzing (participle, present) ritzed (participle, past) ritzed (past) Ritzes (plural)

Derived Forms

ritz Ritzian Ritzville ritzy

Phrases

put on the ritz Ritz's combination principle Ritz series

Homonyms

Ritz writs

Rhymes With

it's its hits fits bits sits tits admits permits kits pits shits

Questions

How do you pronounce ritz?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪts/.
What does ritz mean?: A display of ostentatious elegance.
Where does ritz come from?: It is traced to German.

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