indique
French, adjective
indique is spelled I-N-D-I-Q-U-E (7 letters) and appears 47 times per million words in written French, the 1,772nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indique is a French adjective meaning “Indic, Indian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of indiquer. With an accent, indiqué is a different word: “appropriate”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie les composés acides de l’indium et de l’oxygène”.
What does indique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Indic, Indian
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
adjective
- 1
appropriate
- 2
relevant
verb
- 1
past participle of indiquer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie les composés acides de l’indium et de l’oxygène.
adjective: 1. Indien.
adjective: 1. Sensé, pertinent, adapté.
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 indique
- indiquée feminine
- indiqués masculine plural
- indiquées feminine plural
- indiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is indique in French?
indique appears 47 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).