Which to use
“indécence” is a noun and “indécente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,854
- “indécence” frequency rank
- #38,857
- “indécente” frequency rank
- 71711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indécence | indécente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caractère de ce qui est indécent. | Féminin singulier de indécent. |
Where the eye mixes indécence and indécente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indécence and indécente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between indécence and indécente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indécence is \ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃s\ while indécente is \ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “indécence” becomes t in “indécente”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indécence is recorded at frequency rank #32,854, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃s\. indécente is at rank #38,857, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃t\.
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 71711, this pair ranks #46,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indécence vs indécente
Shared letters: cdeiné. Private to "indécence": -. Private to "indécente": t.
"indécence" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "indécente" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indécence" and "indécente" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indécence" vs "indécente" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indécence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indécente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indécence" and "indécente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indécence vs indigence". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,569 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.