andrevsAndreiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“andre” and “Andrei” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,393
“andre” frequency rank
#32,273
“Andrei” frequency rank
50666
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature andre Andrei
Definition Femme, épouse. Prénom masculin.

Letter map: andre vs Andrei

Shared letters muted; letters that set andre and Andrei apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

5 ch
andre
6 ch
Andrei

Corpus notes: andre and Andrei

andre and Andrei are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “andre” sits inside “Andrei”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

andre is recorded at frequency rank #18,393, classified as aname. Andrei is at rank #32,273, 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 50666, this pair ranks #160,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of andre vs Andrei

Shared letters: adenr. Private to "andre": -. Private to "Andrei": i.

"andre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "Andrei" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • andreadnre · anddre · ander · andrre · anndre · anrde · nadre
  • Andreiadnrei · anddrei · anderi · andrie · andrrei · anndrei · anrdei · nadrei

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "andre" for "Andrei" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “andre” sits inside “Andrei”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "andre" vs "Andrei" - which ranks higher?
"andre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,393 in our French list, against #32,273 for "Andrei". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "andre" and "Andrei".

  • Full dictionary entry for "andre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Andrei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "andre" and "Andrei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Andrei vs Andrieu". 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 #160,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list