# Alexander vs Alexandre

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alexander
*name · IPA /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/ · frequency rank #3,597*
A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

### Alexandre
*name · frequency rank #26,325*
A male given name from French or Portuguese, equivalent to English Alexander.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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