# indifference

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹəns/ · frequency rank #18,586

## Definitions
1. The state of being indifferent.
2. Unbiased impartiality.
3. Unemotional apathy.
4. A lack of enthusiasm.
5. Unconcerned nonchalance.
6. Self-identity defined through the negation of difference, non-difference.

## Etymology
From Middle French indifférence, from Late Latin indifferentia. By surface analysis, in- + difference.

## Easily confused with
- **indifferent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indifference-vs-indifferent)

## Common misspellings (17)
`idnifference`, `inddifference`, `indfiference`, `indifefrence`, `indiference`, `indiffeernce`, `indifferance`, `indifferecne`, `indifferencce`, `indifferenec`, `indifferennce`, `indiffernece`, `indifferrence`, `indiffreence`, `inidfference`, `inndifference`, `nidifference`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/indifference