Which to use
“ides” is a noun and “Indus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,389
- “ides” frequency rank
- #27,483
- “Indus” frequency rank
- 69872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ides | Indus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Le quinzième jour des mois de mars, de mai, de juillet et d’octobre dans le calendrier des anciens Romains, et le treizième des autres mois. | Fleuve d’Asie qui prend sa source en Chine, passe par le Pakistan et l’Inde et se jette dans l’océan Indien, et qui a donné son nom à l’Inde. |
Where the eye mixes ides and Indus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ides with Indus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ides is \id\ while Indus is \ɛ̃.dys\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ides is recorded at frequency rank #42,389, classified as anoun, pronounced \id\. Indus is at rank #27,483, tagged as aname, pronounced \ɛ̃.dys\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69872, this pair ranks #53,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ides vs Indus
Shared letters: dis. Private to "ides": e. Private to "Indus": nu.
"ides" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Indus" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ides" and "Indus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ides" vs "Indus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ides" and "Indus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Indus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ides" and "Indus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ides vs ime". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #53,474 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.