indistinct
French, adjective/ɛ̃.dis.tɛ̃/
indistinct is spelled I-N-D-I-S-T-I-N-C-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 81,899th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indistinct is a French adjective meaning “not distinct; not easily distinguishable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas bien distinct”.
What does indistinct mean in English?
adjective
- 1
not distinct; not easily distinguishable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas bien distinct.
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 indistinct
- indistincte feminine
- indistincts masculine plural
- indistinctes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indistinct?
- /ɛ̃.dis.tɛ̃/
- \ɛ̃.dis.tɛ̃\
- \ɛ̃.dis.tɛ̃kt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indistinct
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indistinct in French?
indistinct appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).