Rasmus

name

The verdict

“Rasmus” is uncommon French (frequency #71,851 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,851
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Key facts for Rasmus
PropertyValue
HeadwordRasmus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,851
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rasmus” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rasmus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rasmus is uncommon French at frequency #71,851 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rasmus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Rasmus, spelled R-A-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rasmus"?
"Rasmus" is spelled R-A-S-M-U-S.
What does "Rasmus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rasmus" means: Prénom masculin.
What language does "Rasmus" come from?
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Using “Rasmus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list