andrevsantreWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: andre is a name, antre is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“andre” is a name and “antre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,393
“andre” frequency rank
#21,525
“antre” frequency rank
39918
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature andre antre
Definition Femme, épouse. Caverne, grotte naturelle.

Letter map: andre vs antre

Shared letters muted; letters that set andre and antre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
andre
5 ch
antre

Grammar separator: andre vs antre

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: andre is aname and antreanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “andre” becomes t in “antre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

andre is recorded at frequency rank #18,393, classified as aname. antre is at rank #21,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\.

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 39918, this pair ranks #244,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of andre vs antre

Shared letters: aenr. Private to "andre": d. Private to "antre": t.

"andre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "antre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • andreadnre · anddre · ander · andrre · anndre · anrde · nadre
  • antreanntre · anrte · anter · antrre · anttre · atnre · natre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "andre" and "antre" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "andre" is a name and "antre" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "andre" or "antre"?
"andre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,393 in our French list, against #21,525 for "antre". 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 "antre".

  • Full dictionary entry for "andre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "antre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #244,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "andre" and "antre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antre 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 #244,386 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