Alexandre

/[alɛksɑ̃dʁ]/ name

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,603

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Alexandre is aGermanname. It means: französischer männlicher Vorname Pronounced [alɛksɑ̃dʁ]. Often confused with Alexandria and Alexander.

Key facts for Alexandre
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlexandre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[alɛksɑ̃dʁ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,603
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Alexandre in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Alexandre is 9 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alɛksɑ̃dʁ]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,603 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "französischer männlicher Vorname".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Alexandre, with forms such as "aelxandre", "aleaxndre", and "alexadnre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Alexandria", "Alexander", "Alexandra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Alexandre, spelled A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    französischer männlicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aelxandre,aleaxndre,alexadnre,alexanddre,alexandrre,alexanndre,alexanrde,alexnadre,alexxandre,allexandre,alxeandre,laexandre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Alexandre

Misspelling Variants of "Alexandre"

aelxandre9aleaxndre9alexadnre9alexanddre10alexandrre10alexanndre10alexanrde9alexnadre9
Misspelling Variants of "Alexandre"

Frequency rank: #27,603 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alexandre"?
"Alexandre" is spelled A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [alɛksɑ̃dʁ].
What does "Alexandre" mean?
As a name, "Alexandre" means: französischer männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Alexandre"?
"Alexandre" is commonly confused with "Alexandria", "Alexander", "Alexandra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alexandre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alexandre" is [alɛksɑ̃dʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alexandre" come from?
"Alexandre" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.