Richmond
\ʁitʃ.mənd\
The verdict
“Richmond” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #19,658 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #19,658
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville d’Angleterre située dans le district de Richmondshire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Richmond |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ʁitʃ.mənd\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,658 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Richmond” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Richmond is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁitʃ.mənd\. Corpus data places it at rank #19,658 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Richmond, with forms such as "irchmond", "rcihmond", and "ricchmond". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Richmond, spelled R-I-C-H-M-O-N-D.
Definition
- 1Ville d’Angleterre située dans le district de Richmondshire.
- 2Richmond upon Thames, ville et quartier de Londres.
- 3Ville et capitale de Virginie aux États-Unis.
- 4Ville canadienne du Québec située dans la MRC du Val-Saint-François.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: irchmond,rcihmond,ricchmond,richhmond,richmmond,richmnod,richmodn,richmondd,richmonnd,richomnd,ricmhond,rihcmond,rrichmond
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Richmond - 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.
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 “Richmond”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-I-C-H-M-O-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁitʃ.mənd\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.