Which to use
“indemne” and “indexé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,354
- “indemne” frequency rank
- #43,498
- “indexé” frequency rank
- 64852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indemne | indexé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’a pas éprouvé de perte, qui est indemnisé, dédommagé. | Qui fait l’objet d’une indexation. |
Where the eye mixes indemne and indexé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. indemne runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against indexé's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indemne and indexé
A purely visual mix-up. indemne (\ɛ̃.dɛmn\) and indexé (\ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indemne is recorded at frequency rank #21,354, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛmn\. 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 64852, this pair ranks #75,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indemne vs indexé
Shared letters: dein. Private to "indemne": m. Private to "indexé": xé.
"indemne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "indexé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indemne ← idnemne · inddemne · indemen · indemmne · indemnne · indenme · indmene · inedmne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indemne" for "indexé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indemne" vs "indexé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indemne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indexé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indemne" and "indexé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indexé vs indexés". 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 #75,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.