# Richard vs Richards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Richard
*name · IPA /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əd/ · frequency rank #1,703*
A male given name from the Germanic languages.

### Richards
*name · frequency rank #8,978*
An English and Welsh patronymic surname from the given name Richard.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/richard-vs-richards