Andrei

name

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The verdict

“Andrei” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,273
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-andrei · Andrei · French

Andrei · rank #32,273 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,273
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH ancestrales

Nearest frequency peer: ancestrales (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Andrei »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Andrei » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Andrei vs antre
50% similar
Andrei vs Andrew
83% similar
Andrei vs Audrey
67% similar

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

Key facts for Andrei
PropertyValue
HeadwordAndrei
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,273
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Andrei »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Andreise place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ancestrales » (#32,272), « anima » (#32,274), « amusantes » (#32,271). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Andrei » est au #32,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Andrei, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,273 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Andrei, with forms such as "adnrei", "anddrei", and "anderi". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "antre", "Andrew", "Audrey", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Andrei, spelled A-N-D-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Andrei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La finale, face au Russe Andrei Rublev (6-3, 3-6, 7é6), s’est jouée d’un rien, dimanche, 10-8 dans le tie-break décisif.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnrei
  • anddrei
  • anderi
  • andrie
  • andrrei
  • anndrei
  • anrdei
  • nadrei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Andrei - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

adnrei2anddrei1anderi2andrie2andrrei1anndrei1anrdei2nadrei2
Edit distance from "Andrei"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Andrei"?
"Andrei" is spelled A-N-D-R-E-I.
What does "Andrei" mean?
As a proper noun, "Andrei" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Andrei"?
"Andrei" is commonly confused with "antre", "Andrew", "Audrey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Andrei" come from?
"Andrei" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alexia#32,267assied#32,287assois#32,288abside#32,256

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Biblio8 variantsvéreux8 variantsboisée8 variantsvoulus8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list