indigènes

\ɛ̃.di.ʒɛn\

/\ɛ̃.di.ʒɛn\/ adj

The verdict

“indigènes” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,177
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de indigène.

Corpus desk

Index FR-indigenes · indigènes · French

indigènes · rank #9,177 · 14 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,177
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH honorer

Nearest frequency peer: honorer (-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 « indigènes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « indigènes » 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).

indigènes vs indigne
78% similar
indigènes vs insignes
78% similar
indigènes vs indignés
78% similar

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

Key facts for indigènes
PropertyValue
Headwordindigènes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.di.ʒɛn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,177
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « indigènes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).indigènesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « honorer » (#9,176), « innovations » (#9,178), « Guyane » (#9,175). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « indigènes » est au #9,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around indigènes (IPA \ɛ̃.di.ʒɛn\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,177 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de indigène.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for indigènes, with forms such as "idnigènes", "inddigènes", and "indgiènes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "indigne", "insignes", "indignés", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is indigènes, spelled I-N-D-I-G-È-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de indigène.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une vinification en levures indigènes, sans intrants ni filtration.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnigènes
  • inddigènes
  • indgiènes
  • indigenes
  • indiggènes
  • indignèes
  • indigèens
  • indigèness
  • indigènnes
  • indigènse
  • indiègnes
  • inidgènes
  • inndigènes
  • nidigènes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indigènes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

idnigènes2inddigènes1indgiènes2indigenes1indiggènes1indignèes2indigèens2indigèness1
Edit distance from "indigènes"

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 "indigènes"?
"indigènes" is spelled I-N-D-I-G-È-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.di.ʒɛn\.
What does "indigènes" mean?
As an adjective, "indigènes" means: Pluriel de indigène.
What words are commonly confused with "indigènes"?
"indigènes" is commonly confused with "indigne", "insignes", "indignés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indigènes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indigènes" is \ɛ̃.di.ʒɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indigènes" come from?
"indigènes" 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 "indigènes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list