# Andhra

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,284

## Definitions
1. A former state in India, existing between 1953 and 1956, formed from Madras Presidency and later merged with Telangana, forming Andhra Pradesh.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi आंध्र (āndhra).

## Easily confused with
- **André** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andhra-vs-andre)
- **Andrea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andhra-vs-andrea)
- **Ankara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andhra-vs-ankara)
- **angora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andhra-vs-angora)
- **anthrax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andhra-vs-anthrax)
- **Andorra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andhra-vs-andorra)
- **Anda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anda-vs-andhra)
- **Anders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anders-vs-andhra)

## Common misspellings (9)
`adnhra`, `anddhra`, `andhar`, `andhhra`, `andhrra`, `andrha`, `anhdra`, `anndhra`, `nadhra`

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