indéfinis

\ɛ̃.de.fi.ni\

/\ɛ̃.de.fi.ni\/ adj

The verdict

“indéfinis” is uncommon French (frequency #94,911 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,911
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de indéfini.

Corpus desk

Index FR-indefinis · indéfinis · French

indéfinis · rank #94,911 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,911
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH indium

Nearest frequency peer: indium (-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 « indéfinis »

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 « indéfinis » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for indéfinis
PropertyValue
Headwordindéfinis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.de.fi.ni\
Letters9
Frequency rank#94,911
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « indéfinis » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).indéfinistombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « indium » (#94,910), « infestations » (#94,912), « ince » (#94,909). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « indéfinis » est au #94,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

indéfinis is uncommon French at frequency #94,911 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.de.fi.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de indéfini.".

No misspelling variants are generated for indéfinis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is indéfinis, spelled I-N-D-É-F-I-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de indéfini.

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 "indéfinis"?
"indéfinis" is spelled I-N-D-É-F-I-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.de.fi.ni\.
What does "indéfinis" mean?
As an adjective, "indéfinis" means: Masculin pluriel de indéfini.
How do you pronounce "indéfinis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indéfinis" is \ɛ̃.de.fi.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indéfinis" come from?
"indéfinis" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list