AdevsAndréTell them apart

Which to use

“Ade” and “André” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,619
“Ade” frequency rank
#12,297
“André” frequency rank
43916
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ade André
Definition Apellido. Nombre de pila de varón.

Where the eye mixes Ade and André

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
Ade
5 ch
André

Visual trap between Ade and André

A purely visual mix-up. Ade ([ˈað̞e]) and André ([ãn̪ˈd̪ɾe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ade is recorded at frequency rank #31,619, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈað̞e]. André is at rank #12,297, tagged as aname, pronounced [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾe].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 43916, this pair ranks #139,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ade vs André

Shared letters: ad. Private to "Ade": e. Private to "André": nré.

"Ade" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "André" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ade" and "André" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈað̞e] versus [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Ade" or "André"?
"André" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,297 in our Spanish list, against #31,619 for "Ade". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "André" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ade" and "André" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abed vs Ade". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #139,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list