indeed

\ɪn.ˈdid\

/\ɪn.ˈdid\/ adv

The verdict

“indeed” is uncommon French (frequency #58,021 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,021
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En effet, certes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-indeed · indeed · French

indeed · rank #58,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,021
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inaugurant

Nearest frequency peer: inaugurant (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « indeed »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « indeed » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for indeed
PropertyValue
Headwordindeed
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɪn.ˈdid\
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « indeed » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.indeedtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « inaugurant » (#58,020), « indulgences » (#58,022), « imprégnées » (#58,019). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « indeed » est au #58,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

indeed is uncommon French at frequency #58,021 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɪn.ˈdid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for indeed in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is indeed, spelled I-N-D-E-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    En effet, certes.
  2. 2
    En effet, oui, vraiment.
  3. 3
    Et même, et encore.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how indeed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hunger and recent ill-usage are great assistants if you want to cry; and Oliver cried very naturally indeed.
  2. I suppose you want some place to sleep in to-night, don’t you? I do, indeed, answered Oliver. I have not slept under a roof since I left the country.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indeed"?
"indeed" is spelled I-N-D-E-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ɪn.ˈdid\.
What does "indeed" mean?
As an adverb, "indeed" means: En effet, certes.
How do you pronounce "indeed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indeed" is \ɪn.ˈdid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indeed" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "indeed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list