android

/ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/

//ˈænˌdɹɔɪd// noun

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"android" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“android” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,465
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).

Corpus desk

Index EN-android · android · English

android · rank #3,465 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,465
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH alright

Nearest frequency peer: alright (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “android”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “android” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

android vs Andrei
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for android
PropertyValue
Headwordandroid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,465
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “android”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).androidlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “alright” (#3,464), “anger” (#3,466), “afterwards” (#3,463). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “android” is #3,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around android (IPA /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,465 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for android, with forms such as "adnroid", "anddroid", and "andorid". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Andrei", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, human”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid. The correct English form is android, spelled A-N-D-R-O-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
  2. 2
    An artificial human.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, human”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid.

This word in other languages

androide(Español)androïde(Français)Android(Deutsch)androide(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnroid
  • anddroid
  • andorid
  • andriod
  • androdi
  • androidd
  • andrroid
  • anndroid
  • anrdoid
  • nadroid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of android - 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.

adnroid2anddroid1andorid2andriod2androdi2androidd1andrroid1anndroid1
Edit distance from "android"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "android"?
"android" is spelled A-N-D-R-O-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/.
What does "android" mean?
As a noun, "android" means: A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
What words are commonly confused with "android"?
"android" is commonly confused with "Andrei". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "android"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "android" is /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "android"?
Learned borrowing from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, human”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "android", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alright#3,464capture#3,472welfare#3,458centers#3,473

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

diamond10 variantsHouston10 variantsdrinks10 variantsnervous10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list