fry
/ˈfɹaɪ/
nounverb
Common
1.n.English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
2.n.English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
3.n.a young person of either sex
“she writes books for children”
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fry and frye are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. fry means “English painter and art critic (1866-1934)”. frye means “Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991)”. fry is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈfɹaɪ/
1.n.English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
2.n.English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
3.n.a young person of either sex
“she writes books for children”
/ˈfɹaɪ/
| fry | frye | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɹaɪ/ | /ˈfɹaɪ/ |
| Said | frahy | frahy |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 6 | 1 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | Roger Fry, Roger Eliot Fry | Northrop Frye, Herman Northrop Frye |
1.n.Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991)