Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rita

/ɹˈitə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: ri-ta
IPA: /ɹˈitə/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish.

name

A female given name from Sanskrit.

noun

Alternative form of rta (“Vedic principle”).

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of ritha (“fish”)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Born Margarita Carmen Cansino to Eduardo and Volga Haworth Cansino on October 17, 1918, in New York City, Rita Hayworth was no stranger to show business."

Etymology

From Romance (Italian Rita, Spanish Rita). A shortening of Italian Margherita, and Spanish Margarita, cognates of English Margaret. An Italian Saint Rita was canonized in 1900. The English name came into regular use in early twentieth century.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Rita, Margherita, Margarita, रीता

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Ritas (plural) Reta (alternative) Reeta (alternative) Reetha (alternative) Retha (alternative) Ritha (alternative)

Derived Forms

ritalin

Phrases

Santa Rita

Frequently Paired Words

Margarita Margaret Margot Margo Reeta Reta

Rhymes With

meta anita margarita greta cheetah peta nikita lolita pita juanita kita bonita

Questions

How do you pronounce rita?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈitə/.
What does rita mean?: A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish.
Where does rita come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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