indiscriminé

\ɛ̃.dis.kʁi.mi.ne\

/\ɛ̃.dis.kʁi.mi.ne\/ adj

The verdict

“indiscriminé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la non discrimination : qui n’est pas discriminé ou qui n'exerce aucune forme de discrimination.

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Index FR-indiscrimine · indiscriminé · French

indiscriminé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for indiscriminé
PropertyValue
Headwordindiscriminé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.dis.kʁi.mi.ne\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « indiscriminé » en français

indiscriminésiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

indiscriminé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.dis.kʁi.mi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à la non discrimination : qui n’est pas discriminé ou qui n'exerce aucune forme de discrimination.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for indiscriminé, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is indiscriminé, spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la non discrimination : qui n’est pas discriminé ou qui n'exerce aucune forme de discrimination.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les rebelles se sont par ailleurs rendus également coupables de bombardements indiscriminés sur des zones civiles.
  2. Elle s’est muée en une « guerre de l’eau », avec la boue des Deux-Sèvres pour tranchées, des procès en série et une violence institutionnelle et politique culminant aux abords du chantier de Sainte-Soline, le 25 mars 2023 : le déploiement hors de proportion des forces de sécurité et l’usage indiscriminé d’armes de guerre avait blessé, parfois gravement, d…

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indiscriminé"?
"indiscriminé" is spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.dis.kʁi.mi.ne\.
What does "indiscriminé" mean?
As an adjective, "indiscriminé" means: Relatif à la non discrimination : qui n’est pas discriminé ou qui n'exerce aucune forme de discrimination.
How do you pronounce "indiscriminé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indiscriminé" is \ɛ̃.dis.kʁi.mi.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list