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.
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": cé. Private to "indivision": v.
"indécision" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "indivision" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indivision ← idnivision · inddivision · indiivsion · indiviison · indivisino · indivisionn · indivisoin · indivission
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indécision" and "indivision" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indécision" vs "indivision" - which ranks higher?
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.