Which to use
“andre” is a name and “autre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,393
- “andre” frequency rank
- #96
- “autre” frequency rank
- 18489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | andre | autre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme, épouse. | Du même type mais dont l’identité est différente de ce dont on vient de parler. |
Letter map: andre vs autre
Shared letters muted; letters that set andre and autre apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - andre and autre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: andre is aname and autreanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
andre is recorded at frequency rank #18,393, classified as aname. autre is at rank #96, tagged as anadj, pronounced \otʁ\.
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 18489, this pair ranks #378,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of andre vs autre
Shared letters: aer. Private to "andre": dn. Private to "autre": tu.
"andre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "autre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "andre" and "autre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "andre" or "autre"?
What to do next
Pair "andre" vs "autre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "andre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "andre" and "autre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "andre 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 #378,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.