Andorra
/ænˈdɔː.ɹə/
"andorra" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Andorra” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #41,998 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #41,998
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France. Official name: Principality of Andorra. Capital and largest city: Andorra la Vella.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Andorra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ænˈdɔː.ɹə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #41,998 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Andorra” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Andorra is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ænˈdɔː.ɹə/. Corpus data places it at rank #41,998 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France. Official name: Principality of Andorra. Capital and largest city: Andorra la Vella.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Andorra, with forms such as "adnorra", "anddorra", and "andora". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Andrea", "angora", "Andhra", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Catalan Andorra, probably of Paleo-Hispanic or Vasconic origin. Compare Ancient Greek Ἀνδοσῖνοι (Andosînoi), the name of a tribe in Hispania Tarraconensis near the Pyrenees mentioned by Polybius. The correct English form is Andorra, spelled A-N-D-O-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1A microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France. Official name: Principality of Andorra. Capital and largest city: Andorra la Vella.
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan Andorra, probably of Paleo-Hispanic or Vasconic origin. Compare Ancient Greek Ἀνδοσῖνοι (Andosînoi), the name of a tribe in Hispania Tarraconensis near the Pyrenees mentioned by Polybius.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adnorra,anddorra,andora,andorar,androra,anndorra,anodrra,nadorra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Andorra - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Andorra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-D-O-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ænˈdɔː.ɹə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Andrea” - see the side-by-side comparison. Andorra vs Andrea
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.