indice
French, noun/ɛ̃.dis/
indice is spelled I-N-D-I-C-E (6 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written French, the 3,324th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indice is a French masculine noun meaning “clue, hint, indication” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of indicer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Signe apparent et probable qu’une chose existe ou s'est produite”.
What does indice mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclue, hint, indication
- 2
masculineindex
- 3
masculineindex
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Signe apparent et probable qu’une chose existe ou s'est produite. 2. Nombre permettant un classement ou une indexation. 3. Quotient, rapport ou ratio d’un nombre à un autre. 4. Indicateur économique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of indice
- indices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indice?
- /ɛ̃.dis/
- \ɛ̃.dis\
- [ɛ̃.dis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indice in French?
indice appears 23 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).