Raoul

name

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"raoul" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Raoul” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,615
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from French.

Corpus desk

Index EN-raoul · Raoul · English

Raoul · rank #27,615 · 6 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,615
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rammed

Nearest frequency peer: rammed (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Raoul”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Raoul” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

Raoul vs roll
40% similar
Raoul vs rout
40% similar
Raoul vs roux
40% similar

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

Key facts for Raoul
PropertyValue
HeadwordRaoul
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,615
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Raoul”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Raoullands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “rammed” (#27,614), “reciprocity” (#27,616), “Rambo” (#27,613). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “Raoul” is #27,615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Raoul, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,615 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from French.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Raoul, with forms such as "aroul", "raolu", and "raoull". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "roll", "rout", "roux", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Raoul. The correct English form is Raoul, spelled R-A-O-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from French.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Attorney General Kwame Raoul defended birthright citizenship in the ongoing multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration’s executive order purporting to redefine birthright citizenship to exclude certain children born to non-citizen parents.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Raoul.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aroul
  • raolu
  • raoull
  • rauol
  • roaul
  • rraoul

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Raoul - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aroul2raolu2raoull1rauol2roaul2rraoul1
Edit distance from "Raoul"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Raoul"?
"Raoul" is spelled R-A-O-U-L.
What does "Raoul" mean?
As a proper noun, "Raoul" means: A surname from French.
What words are commonly confused with "Raoul"?
"Raoul" is commonly confused with "roll", "rout", "roux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Raoul"?
Borrowed from French Raoul. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rambo#27,613rupee#27,627poise#27,600petal#27,596

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list