indeed
\ɪn.ˈdid\
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
- imprécises
imprécises
41,983 corpus weight
- imprégnées
imprégnées
41,982 corpus weight
- inaugurant
inaugurant
41,981 corpus weight
- indeed
indeed
41,980 corpus weight
- indulgences
indulgences
41,979 corpus weight
- infestés
infestés
41,978 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « indeed » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indeed |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɪn.ˈdid\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « indeed » en français
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
- 1En effet, certes.
- 2En effet, oui, vraiment.
- 3Et même, et encore.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how indeed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hunger and recent ill-usage are great assistants if you want to cry; and Oliver cried very naturally indeed.
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.
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