indéterminé

\ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne\

/\ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne\/ adj

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The verdict

“indéterminé” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,366
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui n’est pas déterminé ; Qui n’est pas fixé.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

indéterminé vs indéterminée
92% similar

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

Key facts for indéterminé
PropertyValue
Headwordindéterminé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne\
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,366
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “indéterminé” 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). indéterminé lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around indéterminé (IPA \ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,366 among 142,603 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for indéterminé, with forms such as "idnéterminé", "inddéterminé", and "indetermine". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "indéterminée", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 indéterminé, spelled I-N-D-É-T-E-R-M-I-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas déterminé ; Qui n’est pas fixé.
  2. 2
    Qui n’est pas déterminé ; Qui n’est pas fixé.
  3. 3
    Qui n’est pas déterminé ; Qui n’est pas fixé.
  4. 4
    Qui est irrésolu, indécis.
  5. 5
    Se dit des verbes russes exprimant un déplacement répété, habituel, ou sans direction précise.

Antonyms

déterminé

This word in other languages

undetermined(English)indeterminado(Español)unbestimmt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnéterminé
  • inddéterminé
  • indetermine
  • indtéerminé
  • indéetrminé
  • indétemriné
  • indéterimné
  • indéterminné
  • indétermién
  • indétermminé
  • indétermnié
  • indéterrminé
  • indétreminé
  • indétterminé
  • inndéterminé
  • inédterminé
  • nidéterminé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

idnéterminé2inddéterminé1indetermine2indtéerminé2indéetrminé2indétemriné2indéterimné2indéterminné1
Edit distance from "indéterminé"

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 "indéterminé"?
"indéterminé" is spelled I-N-D-É-T-E-R-M-I-N-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne\.
What does "indéterminé" mean?
As an adjective, "indéterminé" means: Qui n’est pas déterminé ; Qui n’est pas fixé.
What words are commonly confused with "indéterminé"?
"indéterminé" is commonly confused with "indéterminée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indéterminé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indéterminé" is \ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indéterminé" come from?
"indéterminé" 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 “indéterminé”

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

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

Same frequency band

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