signe indien
\si.ɲ‿ɛ̃.djɛ̃\
The verdict
“signe indien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Mauvais sort, malédiction.
Corpus desk
Index FR-signe-indien · signe indien · French
signe indien · 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 "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | signe indien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \si.ɲ‿ɛ̃.djɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
signe indien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.ɲ‿ɛ̃.djɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mauvais sort, malédiction.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for signe indien, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 signe indien, spelled S-I-G-N-E- -I-N-D-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mauvais sort, malédiction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how signe indien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a vaincu le signe indien.
(…) mais lui, par immense bonheur, rompt l’anathème, la fatalité qui marque deux générations, il déjoue le signe indien –
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.