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“André” and “Andreas” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,833
- “André” frequency rank
- #15,329
- “Andreas” frequency rank
- 36162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | André | Andreas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A male given name from French or Portuguese, borrowed from the French and Portuguese form of Andrew. | A male given name from Ancient Greek from the Latin form of Andrew. |
Letter map: André vs Andreas
Shared letters muted; letters that set André and Andreas apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - André / Andreas
André and Andreas are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36162, 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/. Andreas is at rank #15,329, tagged as aname.
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 36162, this pair ranks #305,629 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of André vs Andreas
Shared letters: adnr. Private to "André": é. Private to "Andreas": es.
"André" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Andreas" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Andreas ← adnreas · anddreas · anderas · andraes · andreass · andresa · andrreas · anndreas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "André" and "Andreas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "André" or "Andreas"?
After this comparison
Pair "André" vs "Andreas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "André" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Andreas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,629 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "André" and "Andreas" 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 #305,629 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.