# indifferent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/ · frequency rank #16,253

## Definitions
1. Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
2. Indicating or reflecting a lack of concern or care.
3. Mediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage).
4. Having no preference.
5. Unbiased, impartial, judging fairly.
6. Not making a difference; without significance or importance.
7. Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.
8. Not different; matching.

## Etymology
From Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`idnifferent`, `inddifferent`, `indfiferent`, `indifefrent`, `indiferent`, `indiffeernt`, `indifferennt`, `indifferentt`, `indifferetn`, `indiffernet`, `indifferrent`, `indiffreent`, `inidfferent`, `inndifferent`, `nidifferent`

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