# Andes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæn.diːz/ · frequency rank #24,080

## Definitions
1. Synonym of Andes Mountains.

## Etymology
From Spanish Andes, perhaps from Quechua anti (“east”).

## Easily confused with
- **ans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-ans)
- **Andy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-andy)
- **Anne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-anne)
- **ants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-ants)
- **apes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-apes)
- **axes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-axes)
- **ante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-ante)
- **anus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-anus)
- **anew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-anew)
- **Ares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-ares)
- **Ange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-ange)
- **Ando** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-ando)
- **angel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-angel)
- **anger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-anger)
- **ashes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-ashes)
- **asses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-asses)
- **Angus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-angus)
- **annex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-annex)
- **André** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-andre)
- **Aries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-aries)

## Common misspellings (6)
`anddes`, `andess`, `andse`, `aneds`, `anndes`, `nades`

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