Which to use
“android” and “androides” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,978
- “android” frequency rank
- #45,118
- “androides” frequency rank
- 49096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | android | androides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Androide. | Forma del plural de androide. |
Where the eye mixes android and androides
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses android with androides
A purely visual mix-up. android (/ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/) and androides ([ãn̪ˈd̪ɾojð̞es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “android” sits inside “androides”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
android is recorded at frequency rank #3,978, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/. androides is at rank #45,118, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾojð̞es].
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 49096, this pair ranks #110,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of android vs androides
Shared letters: adinor. Private to "android": -. Private to "androides": es.
"android" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "androides" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "android" and "androides" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "android" or "androides"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "android" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "androides" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "android" and "androides" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "androide vs androides". 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 #110,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.