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“Raymond” and “Raymonde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,612
- “Raymond” frequency rank
- #46,981
- “Raymonde” frequency rank
- 51593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Raymond | Raymonde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Prénom féminin. |
Where the eye mixes Raymond and Raymonde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Raymond vs Raymonde
A purely visual mix-up. Raymond (\re.mɔ̃\) and Raymonde (\ʁɛ.mɔ̃d\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Raymond” sits inside “Raymonde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Raymond is recorded at frequency rank #4,612, classified as aname, pronounced \re.mɔ̃\. Raymonde is at rank #46,981, tagged as aname, pronounced \ʁɛ.mɔ̃d\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51593, this pair ranks #153,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Raymond vs Raymonde
Shared letters: admnory. Private to "Raymond": -. Private to "Raymonde": e.
"Raymond" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "Raymonde" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Raymond" and "Raymonde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Raymond" or "Raymonde" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Raymond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Raymonde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Raymond" and "Raymonde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Raymonde vs rayonne". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #153,866 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.