index

/\ɛ̃.dɛks\/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,203

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

index is aFrenchnoun. It means: Doigt le plus proche du pouce, parce que c’est celui-là dont on se sert ordinairement pour indiquer, pour montrer quelque chose. Pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛks\. It ranks #6,203 in French word frequency. Often confused with indo and inox.

Key facts for index
PropertyValue
Headwordindex
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.dɛks\
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,203
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of index in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for index is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.dɛks\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,203 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for index, with forms such as "idnex", "inddex", and "indexx". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "indo", "inox", "inné", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is index, spelled I-N-D-E-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doigt le plus proche du pouce, parce que c’est celui-là dont on se sert ordinairement pour indiquer, pour montrer quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Table qui complète la table des matières d’un texte. Elle recense alphabétiquement les mots-clés du texte ; ces mots sont accompagnés de renvois vers leurs principales mentions dans le texte.
  3. 3
    Table alphabétique du vocabulaire spécial à une langue, à un dialecte ou à un auteur.
  4. 4
    Liste officielle des livres interdits par l’Église catholique, publiée sous le nom d’Index librorum prohibitorum entre 1559 et 1966.
  5. 5
    Aiguille portée par un pivot et dont l’extrémité parcourt un limbe divisé.
  6. 6
    Indice ; entier naturel repérant la position d'un élément dans une séquence.
  7. 7
    Indice ; entier naturel repérant la position d'un élément dans une séquence.
  8. 8
    Structure de données qui permet un accès rapide aux enregistrements d'une base de données en fonction d'une clé donnée, par exemple la valeur d'un champ d'enregistrement ou un hachage.
  9. 9
    Dispositif matériel ou visuel définissant la position de l’élément pris en compte à chaque instant lors de l’analyse de l’image par un numériseur, ou lors d’un travail sur visuel en mode interactif.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnex,inddex,indexx,indxe,inedx,inndex,nidex

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for index

Misspelling Variants of "index"

idnex5inddex6indexx6indxe5inedx5inndex6nidex5
Misspelling Variants of "index"

Frequency rank: #6,203 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "index"?
"index" is spelled I-N-D-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.dɛks\.
What does "index" mean?
As a noun, "index" means: Doigt le plus proche du pouce, parce que c’est celui-là dont on se sert ordinairement pour indiquer, pour montrer quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "index"?
"index" is commonly confused with "indo", "inox", "inné". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "index"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "index" is \ɛ̃.dɛks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "index" come from?
"index" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby French words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our French index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.