Which to use
“André” and “Andrei” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,833
- “André” frequency rank
- #21,437
- “Andrei” frequency rank
- 42270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | André | Andrei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A male given name from French or Portuguese, borrowed from the French and Portuguese form of Andrew. | A transliteration of the Russian male given name Андре́й (Andréj), equivalent to Andrew. |
Same sound, different letters: André vs Andrei
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - André / Andrei
This is the hard kind. André and Andrei are pronounced identically (/ˈɑːndɹeɪ/) and both work as aname. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42270, 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/. Andrei is at rank #21,437, 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 42270, this pair ranks #250,759 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of André vs Andrei
Shared letters: adnr. Private to "André": é. Private to "Andrei": ei.
"André" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Andrei" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Andrei ← adnrei · anddrei · anderi · andrie · andrrei · anndrei · anrdei · nadrei
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "André" for "Andrei" ever safe?
Frequency check: "André" vs "Andrei" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "André" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Andrei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,759 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "André" and "Andrei" 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 #250,759 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.