Which to use
“André” and “Andrea” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,833
- “André” frequency rank
- #8,509
- “Andrea” frequency rank
- 29342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | André | Andrea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A male given name from French or Portuguese, borrowed from the French and Portuguese form of Andrew. | A female given name from Ancient Greek. |
Where the eye mixes André and Andrea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. André runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against Andrea's 6 (VCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses André with Andrea
A purely visual mix-up. André (/ˈɑːndɹeɪ/) and Andrea (/ˈændɹi.ə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
André is recorded at frequency rank #20,833, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈɑːndɹeɪ/. Andrea is at rank #8,509, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈændɹi.ə/.
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 29342, this pair ranks #363,790 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of André vs Andrea
Shared letters: adnr. Private to "André": é. Private to "Andrea": e.
"André" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Andrea" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Andrea ← adnrea · anddrea · andera · andrae · andrrea · anndrea · anrdea · nadrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "André" for "Andrea" ever safe?
Which is more common, "André" or "Andrea"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "André" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Andrea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,790 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "André" and "Andrea" 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 #363,790 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.