indexer

\ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\

/\ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\/ verb

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The verdict

“indexer” is uncommon French (frequency #50,900 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,900
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Référencer dans un index, un moteur de recherche ou une base de données.

Corpus desk

Index FR-indexer · indexer · French

indexer · rank #50,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,900
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inculper

Nearest frequency peer: inculper (-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 « indexer »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for indexer
PropertyValue
Headwordindexer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « indexer » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).indexertombe 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: « inculper » (#50,899), « industriellement » (#50,901), « impureté » (#50,898). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « indexer » est au #50,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

indexer is uncommon French at frequency #50,900 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for indexer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is indexer, spelled I-N-D-E-X-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Référencer dans un index, un moteur de recherche ou une base de données.
  2. 2
    Coder les mots clés d'un document pour en favoriser l'utilisation rationnelle via un index.
  3. 3
    Lier la valeur d'un produit financier à celle d’une variable qui sert de référence.
  4. 4
    Mettre en indice (souvent utilisé au participe passé).
  5. 5
    Associer à un tableau d’index, en parlant d’un fichier de données.
  6. 6
    Régler l'association entre les vitesses du guidon et les pignons de la cassette.
  7. 7
    Pointer du doigt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how indexer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il faut indexer ce mot.
  2. Certains moteurs de recherche indexent les journaux sans se soucier de la loi sur les droits d'auteur.

Synonyms

indicer

Antonyms

désindexer

This word in other languages

index(English)indexar(Español)indexieren(Deutsch)indexar(Português)

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 "indexer"?
"indexer" is spelled I-N-D-E-X-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\.
What does "indexer" mean?
As a verb, "indexer" means: Référencer dans un index, un moteur de recherche ou une base de données.
How do you pronounce "indexer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indexer" is \ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indexer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list