Andrea

[anˈdʁeːa]

/[anˈdʁeːa]/ name

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The verdict

“Andrea” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,247
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-andrea · Andrea · German

Andrea · rank #4,247 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,247
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Agentur

Nearest frequency peer: Agentur (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Andrea“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Andrea“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Andrea vs area
50% similar
Andrea vs andrei
67% similar
Andrea vs Andreas
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Andrea
PropertyValue
HeadwordAndrea
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[anˈdʁeːa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,247
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Andrea“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Andrealiegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Agentur“ (#4,246), „Argumente“ (#4,248), „abkommen“ (#4,245). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Andrea“ bei #4,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Andrea (IPA [anˈdʁeːa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,247 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Andrea, with forms such as "adnrea", "anddrea", and "andera". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "area", "andrei", "Andreas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Andrea, spelled A-N-D-R-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Andrea appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Andrea kenne ich noch aus Schulzeiten.

This word in other languages

Andrea(English)Andrée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnrea
  • anddrea
  • andera
  • andrae
  • andrrea
  • anndrea
  • anrdea
  • nadrea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Andrea - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

adnrea2anddrea1andera2andrae2andrrea1anndrea1anrdea2nadrea2
Edit distance from "Andrea"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Andrea"?
"Andrea" is spelled A-N-D-R-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [anˈdʁeːa].
What does "Andrea" mean?
As a proper noun, "Andrea" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Andrea"?
"Andrea" is commonly confused with "area", "andrei", "Andreas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Andrea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Andrea" is [anˈdʁeːa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Andrea" come from?
"Andrea" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Andrea", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

billig#4,251wirkte#4,240Werken#4,238toller#4,234

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

blind8 variantsEhemann8 variantsschaue8 variantsplant8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list