indécisionvsindivisionWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“indécision” and “indivision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,858
“indécision” frequency rank
#45,109
“indivision” frequency rank
83967
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indécision indivision
Definition Caractère d’un homme indécis, d'une femme indécise. Propriété collective d’un bien qui confère une quote-part idéale à chacun de ses propriétaires dits indivisaires sans division matérielle du bien.

Where the eye mixes indécision and indivision

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
indécision
10 ch
indivision

Look-alike desk: indécision vs indivision

A purely visual mix-up. indécision (\ɛ̃.de.si.zjɔ̃\) and indivision (\ɛ̃.di.vi.zjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indécision is recorded at frequency rank #38,858, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.de.si.zjɔ̃\. indivision is at rank #45,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.vi.zjɔ̃\.

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 83967, this pair ranks #13,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of indécision vs indivision

Shared letters: dinos. Private to "indécision": . Private to "indivision": v.

"indécision" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC  ·  "indivision" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indivisionidnivision · inddivision · indiivsion · indiviison · indivisino · indivisionn · indivisoin · indivission

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "indécision" and "indivision" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.de.si.zjɔ̃\ versus \ɛ̃.di.vi.zjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "indécision" vs "indivision" - which ranks higher?
"indécision" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,858 in our French list, against #45,109 for "indivision". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "indécision" and "indivision" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "indécision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "indivision" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indécision" and "indivision" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incision vs indécision". 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 #13,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list