Which to use
“aigre” is an adjective and “andre” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,810
- “aigre” frequency rank
- #18,393
- “andre” frequency rank
- 50203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigre | andre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une saveur acide et amère provoquant un sentiment désagréable. | Femme, épouse. |
Letter map: aigre vs andre
Shared letters muted; letters that set aigre and andre apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: aigre vs andre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aigre is anadjective and andreaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aigre is recorded at frequency rank #31,810, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡʁ\. andre is at rank #18,393, tagged as aname.
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 50203, this pair ranks #164,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aigre vs andre
Shared letters: aer. Private to "aigre": gi. Private to "andre": dn.
"aigre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "andre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aigre" and "andre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "aigre" or "andre" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "aigre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "andre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigre" and "andre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aigre vs Aure". 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 #164,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.