ahrevsAndréWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ahre is a intj, André is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ahre” is an intj and “André” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,480
“ahre” frequency rank
#12,297
“André” frequency rank
50777
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ahre André
Definition Grafía subestándar de ah re. Nombre de pila de varón.

Where the eye mixes ahre and André

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

4 ch
ahre
5 ch
André

Why the eye confuses ahre with André

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ahre is [ˈa ˈre] while André is [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ahre is recorded at frequency rank #38,480, classified as anintj, pronounced [ˈa ˈre]. 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 50777, this pair ranks #101,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ahre vs André

Shared letters: ar. Private to "ahre": eh. Private to "André": dné.

"ahre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "André" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ahreaher · ahhre · ahrre · arhe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ahre" and "André" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ahre" is an intj and "André" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ahre" or "André"?
"André" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,297 in our Spanish list, against #38,480 for "ahre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ahre" 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 #101,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ahre" and "André" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahre vs ape". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #101,397 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