IndevsindexéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Inde is a name, indexé is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Inde” is a name and “indexé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,482
“Inde” frequency rank
#43,498
“indexé” frequency rank
45980
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Inde indexé
Definition Très grand pays d’Asie, bordé par la Chine, le Népal et le Bhoutan au nord, la Birmanie et le Bangladesh à l’est, la golfe du Bengale et la mer d’Oman au sud, et le Pakistan à l’ouest, et dont la capitale est New Delhi (la Nouvelle-Delhi). Qui fait l’objet d’une indexation.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Inde and indexé apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
Inde
6 ch
indexé

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Inde is \ɛ̃d\ while indexé is \ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Inde” sits inside “indexé”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Inde is recorded at frequency rank #2,482, classified as aname, pronounced \ɛ̃d\. indexé is at rank #43,498, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\.

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 45980, this pair ranks #198,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Inde vs indexé

Shared letters: dein. Private to "Inde": -. Private to "indexé": .

"Inde" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "indexé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Indeidne · indde · innde · nide

Frequency comparison

Inde#2,482
indexé#43,498

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Inde" and "indexé" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Inde" is a name and "indexé" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Inde" or "indexé"?
"Inde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,482 in our French list, against #43,498 for "indexé". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Inde vs indexé

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Inde”; for an adjective, it's “indexé”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Inde” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list