# Andean

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæn.di.ən/ · frequency rank #32,273

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the Andes mountains in South America.

## Etymology
From Ande(s) + -an, from Spanish, perhaps from Quechua andi (“high crest”).

## Easily confused with
- **ASEAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andean-vs-asean)
- **Andes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andean-vs-andes)
- **Arden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andean-vs-arden)
- **Annan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andean-vs-annan)
- **Andrea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andean-vs-andrea)
- **Anders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andean-vs-anders)
- **Andreas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andean-vs-andreas)
- **Aden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aden-vs-andean)
- **Anda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anda-vs-andean)
- **Aidan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-andean)
- **Alden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alden-vs-andean)
- **Adnan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-andean)
- **Aiden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aiden-vs-andean)
- **Aegean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aegean-vs-andean)
- **Andaman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andaman-vs-andean)

## Common misspellings (8)
`adnean`, `andaen`, `anddean`, `andeann`, `andena`, `anedan`, `anndean`, `nadean`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/andean