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“Alexandra” and “Alexandre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,032
“Alexandra” frequency rank
#27,603
“Alexandre” frequency rank
37635
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Alexandra Alexandre
Definition weiblicher Vorname französischer männlicher Vorname

Where the eye mixes Alexandra and Alexandre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
Alexandra
9 ch
Alexandre

Visual trap between Alexandra and Alexandre

A purely visual mix-up. Alexandra ([alɛˈksandʁa]) and Alexandre ([alɛksɑ̃dʁ]) 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 a single letter - a in “Alexandra” becomes e in “Alexandre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Alexandra is recorded at frequency rank #10,032, classified as aname, pronounced [alɛˈksandʁa]. Alexandre is at rank #27,603, tagged as aname, pronounced [alɛksɑ̃dʁ].

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 37635, this pair ranks #1,585,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Alexandra vs Alexandre

Shared letters: adelnrx. Private to "Alexandra": -. Private to "Alexandre": -.

"Alexandra" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCCV  ·  "Alexandre" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Alexandraaelxandra · aleaxndra · alexadnra · alexandar · alexanddra · alexandrra · alexanndra · alexanrda
  • Alexandreaelxandre · aleaxndre · alexadnre · alexanddre · alexandrre · alexanndre · alexanrde · alexnadre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Alexandra" and "Alexandre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([alɛˈksandʁa] versus [alɛksɑ̃dʁ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Alexandra" vs "Alexandre" - which ranks higher?
"Alexandra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,032 in our German list, against #27,603 for "Alexandre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Alexandra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Alexandre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,585,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Alexandra" and "Alexandre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alexanders vs Alexandre". 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 #1,585,001 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list