indépendant

\ɛ̃.de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“indépendant” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,204 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#3,204
frequency rank, French
11
letters
18
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui ne dépend pas de telle personne ou de telle chose, qui ne lui est pas subordonné.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

indépendant vs independent
82% similar
indépendant vs indépendante
92% similar
indépendant vs indépendants
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for indépendant
PropertyValue
Headwordindépendant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,204
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “indépendant” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). indépendant lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for indépendant is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,204 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for indépendant, with forms such as "idnépendant", "inddépendant", and "independant". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "independent", "indépendante", "indépendants", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is indépendant, spelled I-N-D-É-P-E-N-D-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne dépend pas de telle personne ou de telle chose, qui ne lui est pas subordonné.
  2. 2
    Qui n’a pas de rapport ou de relation avec quelque chose d’autre.
  3. 3
    Qui est libre de toute dépendance.
  4. 4
    Qualifie des événements dont l'intersection a pour probabilité le produit des probabilités.

This word in other languages

independent(English)independiente(Español)selbständig(Deutsch)autônomo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnépendant,inddépendant,independant,indpéendant,indéepndant,indépednant,indépenadnt,indépendannt,indépendantt,indépendatn,indépenddant,indépendnat,indépenndant,indépnedant,indéppendant,inndépendant,inédpendant,nidépendant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indépendant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

idnépendant2inddépendant1independant1indpéendant2indéepndant2indépednant2indépenadnt2indépendannt1
Edit distance from "indépendant"

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 "indépendant"?
"indépendant" is spelled I-N-D-É-P-E-N-D-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\.
What does "indépendant" mean?
As an adjective, "indépendant" means: Qui ne dépend pas de telle personne ou de telle chose, qui ne lui est pas subordonné.
What words are commonly confused with "indépendant"?
"indépendant" is commonly confused with "independent", "indépendante", "indépendants". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indépendant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indépendant" is \ɛ̃.de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indépendant" come from?
"indépendant" 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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Using “indépendant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-D-É-P-E-N-D-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “independent” - see the side-by-side comparison. indépendant vs independent
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list