# Ricardo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹɪˈkɑɹdoʊ/ · frequency rank #17,018

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Richard.
2. A surname.
3. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States; the name was apparently derived from Richard.

## Etymology
From Portuguese and Spanish Ricardo. Doublet of Richard.

## Easily confused with
- **Richard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ricardo-vs-richard)
- **Rickard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ricardo-vs-rickard)
- **Richards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ricardo-vs-richards)
- **Ricciardo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ricardo-vs-ricciardo)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ircardo`, `rciardo`, `riacrdo`, `ricadro`, `ricarddo`, `ricarod`, `ricarrdo`, `riccardo`, `ricrado`, `rricardo`

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