Which to use
“ADR” is a noun and “André” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,173
- “ADR” frequency rank
- #20,833
- “André” frequency rank
- 56006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ADR | André |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of adverse drug reaction. | A male given name from French or Portuguese, borrowed from the French and Portuguese form of Andrew. |
Where the eye mixes ADR and André
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ADR runs 3 letters (VCC) against André's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ADR with André
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ADR is /eɪ di ˈɑɹ/ while André is /ˈɑːndɹeɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ADR is recorded at frequency rank #35,173, classified as anoun, pronounced /eɪ di ˈɑɹ/. 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 56006, this pair ranks #129,380 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ADR vs André
Shared letters: adr. Private to "ADR": -. Private to "André": né.
"ADR" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "André" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ADR" and "André" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "ADR" or "André" show up more?
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 "ADR" 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 #129,380 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ADR" and "André" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ADR vs amb". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #129,380 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.