RaymondvsRaymondeConfusable pair

Which to use

“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.

7 ch
Raymond
8 ch
Raymonde

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

  • Raymondarymond · ramyond · raymmond · raymnod · raymodn · raymondd · raymonnd · rayomnd
  • Raymondearymonde · ramyonde · raymmonde · raymnode · raymodne · raymondde · raymoned · raymonnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Raymond" and "Raymonde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\re.mɔ̃\ versus \ʁɛ.mɔ̃d\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "Raymond" or "Raymonde" show up more?
"Raymond" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,612 in our French list, against #46,981 for "Raymonde". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list