Which to use
“indécis” and “indécise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,162
- “indécis” frequency rank
- #34,131
- “indécise” frequency rank
- 51293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indécis | indécise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas décidé. | Féminin singulier de indécis. |
Where the eye mixes indécis and indécise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indécis runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against indécise's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indécis with indécise
A purely visual mix-up. indécis (\ɛ̃.de.si\) and indécise (\ɛ̃.de.siz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “indécis” sits inside “indécise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indécis is recorded at frequency rank #17,162, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.de.si\. indécise is at rank #34,131, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.de.siz\.
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 51293, this pair ranks #156,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indécis vs indécise
Shared letters: cdinsé. Private to "indécis": -. Private to "indécise": e.
"indécis" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "indécise" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indécis" and "indécise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "indécis" or "indécise" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indécis" and "indécise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indécis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indécise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indécis" and "indécise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indécis vs indexés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #156,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.