Edmund
The verdict
“Edmund” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,945
- frequency rank, French
- 201,161
- “E” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Edmond.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Edmund |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #31,945 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Edmund” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Edmund, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,945 among 201,161 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Edmond.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Edmund, with forms such as "demund", "eddmund", and "edmmund". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Edmond", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Edmund, spelled E-D-M-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Edmond.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- demund
- eddmund
- edmmund
- edmnud
- edmudn
- edmundd
- edmunnd
- edumnd
- emdund
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Edmund - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Edmund”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-D-M-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “Edmond” - see the side-by-side comparison. Edmund vs Edmond
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.