Redmond

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The verdict

“Redmond” is uncommon German (frequency #68,600 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,600
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ort im US-Bundesstaat Washington

Key facts for Redmond
PropertyValue
HeadwordRedmond
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,600
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Redmond” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Redmond lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Redmond is uncommon German at frequency #68,600 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort im US-Bundesstaat Washington".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Redmond, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Redmond, spelled R-E-D-M-O-N-D.

Definition

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    Ort im US-Bundesstaat Washington

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Redmond"?
"Redmond" is spelled R-E-D-M-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Redmond" mean?
As a proper noun, "Redmond" means: Ort im US-Bundesstaat Washington
How do you pronounce "Redmond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Redmond" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Redmond" come from?
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Using “Redmond”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-D-M-O-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list