Richard

[ˈʁɪçaʁt]

/[ˈʁɪçaʁt]/ name

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The verdict

“Richard” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,174. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,174
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname, in etwa „starker Herrscher“

Corpus desk

Index DE-richard · Richard · German

Richard · rank #2,174 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,174
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Posten

Nearest frequency peer: Posten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Richard“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Richard“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Richard vs Ricardo
71% similar
Richard vs Ricarda
71% similar
Richard vs Reinhard
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Richard
PropertyValue
HeadwordRichard
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁɪçaʁt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,174
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Richard“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Richardliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Posten“ (#2,173), „russische“ (#2,175), „pflanzen“ (#2,172). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Richard“ bei #2,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Richard (IPA [ˈʁɪçaʁt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,174 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname, in etwa „starker Herrscher“".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Richard, with forms such as "irchard", "rcihard", and "ricahrd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Ricardo", "Ricarda", "Reinhard", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Richard, spelled R-I-C-H-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname, in etwa „starker Herrscher“

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Richard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „König Richard III. starb als letzter englischer Monarch auf dem Schlachtfeld – in der Schlacht von Bosworth, in der sein Heer auf das des späteren englischen Herrschers Heinrich VII. traf.“

This word in other languages

Richard(English)Ricardo(Español)Richard(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irchard
  • rcihard
  • ricahrd
  • ricchard
  • richadr
  • richardd
  • richarrd
  • richhard
  • richrad
  • rihcard
  • rrichard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Richard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

irchard2rcihard2ricahrd2ricchard1richadr2richardd1richarrd1richhard1
Edit distance from "Richard"

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 "Richard"?
"Richard" is spelled R-I-C-H-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪçaʁt].
What does "Richard" mean?
As a proper noun, "Richard" means: männlicher Vorname, in etwa „starker Herrscher“
What words are commonly confused with "Richard"?
"Richard" is commonly confused with "Ricardo", "Ricarda", "Reinhard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Richard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Richard" is [ˈʁɪçaʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Richard" come from?
"Richard" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Richard", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlägt#2,176Nutzung#2,169Verlauf#2,183morgens#2,164

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Ansicht11 variantsHomepage11 variantsbetrifft11 variantsChancen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list