indies
\ˈɪn.diz\
The verdict
“indies” is uncommon French (frequency #83,964 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,964
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de indy.
Corpus desk
Index FR-indies · indies · French
indies · rank #83,964 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,964
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 142,603
- PHOTO-FINISH inculpe
Nearest frequency peer: inculpe (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “indies”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- inciser
inciser
16,041 corpus weight
- inclusifs
inclusifs
16,040 corpus weight
- inconstante
inconstante
16,039 corpus weight
- inculpe
inculpe
16,038 corpus weight
- indies
indies
16,037 corpus weight
- indissoluble
indissoluble
16,033 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “indies” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indies |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɪn.diz\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #83,964 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “indies” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
indies is uncommon French at frequency #83,964 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɪn.diz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de indy.".
Zero misspellings are on record for indies in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is indies, spelled I-N-D-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de indy.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.