ritz

Other forms of ritz

plural

ritzes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ritz

What does ritz mean?

ritz means "Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ritz?

ritz has 1 syllable: ritz. In IPA it is /ˈɹɪts/.

What is another word for ritz?

Close synonyms include Cesar Ritz. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ritz a common word?

ritz is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.