AndrévsAudreyConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#12,297
“André” frequency rank
#29,056
“Audrey” frequency rank
41353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature André Audrey
Definition Nombre de pila de varón. Nombre de pila de mujer.

Where the eye mixes André and Audrey

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
André
6 ch
Audrey

Look-alike desk: André vs Audrey

A purely visual mix-up. André ([ãn̪ˈd̪ɾe]) and Audrey (/ô′dɹē/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

André is recorded at frequency rank #12,297, classified as aname, pronounced [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾe]. Audrey is at rank #29,056, tagged as aname, pronounced /ô′dɹē/.

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 41353, this pair ranks #154,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of André vs Audrey

Shared letters: adr. Private to "André": . Private to "Audrey": euy.

"André" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "Audrey" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Audreyadurey · auddrey · audery · audreyy · audrrey · audrye · aurdey · uadrey

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "André" and "Audrey" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ãn̪ˈd̪ɾe] versus /ô′dɹē/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "André" or "Audrey" show up more?
"André" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,297 in our Spanish list, against #29,056 for "Audrey". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "André" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Audrey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #154,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "André" and "Audrey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Andreu vs Audrey". 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 #154,113 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