# Raymond vs Redmond

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Raymond
*name · IPA /ˈɹeɪ.mənd/ · frequency rank #7,379*
A male given name from the Germanic languages.

### Redmond
*name · IPA /ˈɹɛd.mənd/ · frequency rank #22,196*
A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Mac Réamoinn (“son of Raymond”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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