indicative

\ɛ̃.di.ka.tiv\

/\ɛ̃.di.ka.tiv\/ adj

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The verdict

“indicative” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,838
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de indicatif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-indicative · indicative · French

indicative · rank #41,838 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,838
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH incontinence

Nearest frequency peer: incontinence (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « indicative »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « indicative » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

indicative vs indicatif
80% similar
indicative vs indication
80% similar
indicative vs indicatifs
80% similar

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

Key facts for indicative
PropertyValue
Headwordindicative
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.di.ka.tiv\
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,838
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « indicative »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).indicativese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « incontinence » (#41,837), « inexactes » (#41,839), « incompétente » (#41,836). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « indicative » est au #41,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around indicative (IPA \ɛ̃.di.ka.tiv\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,838 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de indicatif.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for indicative, with forms such as "idnicative", "indciative", and "inddicative". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "indicatif", "indication", "indicatifs", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is indicative, spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de indicatif.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnicative
  • indciative
  • inddicative
  • indiactive
  • indicaitve
  • indicatiev
  • indicativve
  • indicattive
  • indicatvie
  • indiccative
  • indictaive
  • inidcative
  • inndicative
  • nidicative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indicative - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

idnicative2indciative2inddicative1indiactive2indicaitve2indicatiev2indicativve1indicattive1
Edit distance from "indicative"

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 "indicative"?
"indicative" is spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.di.ka.tiv\.
What does "indicative" mean?
As an adjective, "indicative" means: Féminin singulier de indicatif.
What words are commonly confused with "indicative"?
"indicative" is commonly confused with "indicatif", "indication", "indicatifs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indicative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indicative" is \ɛ̃.di.ka.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indicative" come from?
"indicative" 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 "indicative", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

félicitent#41,797futuristes#41,796fusionnent#41,795flottement#41,791

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

intermède14 variantsgrégorien14 variantseverybody14 variantsmisogynes14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list