Which to use
“adore” is a verb and “André” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,158
- “adore” frequency rank
- #20,833
- “André” frequency rank
- 31991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adore | André |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To worship. | A male given name from French or Portuguese, borrowed from the French and Portuguese form of Andrew. |
Where the eye mixes adore and André
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses adore with André
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adore is /əˈdɔː/ while André is /ˈɑːndɹeɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adore is recorded at frequency rank #11,158, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈdɔː/. André is at rank #20,833, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈɑːndɹeɪ/.
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 31991, this pair ranks #341,499 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adore vs André
Shared letters: adr. Private to "adore": eo. Private to "André": né.
"adore" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "André" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- adore ← addore · adoer · adorre · adroe · aodre · daore
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adore" and "André" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "adore" vs "André" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "André" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,499 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adore" and "André" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ando vs André". 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 #341,499 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.