Andrew

name

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The verdict

“Andrew” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,678. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,678
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-andrew · Andrew · French

Andrew · rank #6,678 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,678
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH adolescent

Nearest frequency peer: adolescent (-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 « Andrew »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Andrew » 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).

Andrew vs antre
50% similar
Andrew vs Audrey
67% similar
Andrew vs Andrieu
71% similar

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

Key facts for Andrew
PropertyValue
HeadwordAndrew
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,678
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Andrew »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Andrewse 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 « adolescent » (#6,677), « appartements » (#6,679), « arrêtée » (#6,680). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Andrew » est au #6,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Andrew, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,678 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin anglophone équivalent à André.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Andrew, with forms such as "adnrew", "anddrew", and "anderw". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "antre", "Audrey", "Andrieu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Andrew, spelled A-N-D-R-E-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin anglophone équivalent à André.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le meneur Andrew Albicy (cuisse) a été contraint de quitter le rassemblement en début de préparation.
  2. Isabella et Andrew faisaient tout leur possible pour faire rire leur mère, mais Arabella tenait bon, les ignorait, mâchait son mince-pie dans un mutisme stoïque.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnrew
  • anddrew
  • anderw
  • andreww
  • andrrew
  • andrwe
  • anndrew
  • anrdew
  • nadrew

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Andrew - 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.

adnrew2anddrew1anderw2andreww1andrrew1andrwe2anndrew1anrdew2
Edit distance from "Andrew"

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 "Andrew"?
"Andrew" is spelled A-N-D-R-E-W.
What does "Andrew" mean?
As a proper noun, "Andrew" means: Prénom masculin anglophone équivalent à André.
What words are commonly confused with "Andrew"?
"Andrew" is commonly confused with "antre", "Audrey", "Andrieu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Andrew" come from?
"Andrew" 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 "Andrew", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

cloche#6,690timide#6,666ticket#6,665coréen#6,695

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

résolu9 variantsrevers9 variantsrachat9 variantsmettons9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list