Which to use
“indemne” and “indigne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,354
- “indemne” frequency rank
- #9,677
- “indigne” frequency rank
- 31031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indemne | indigne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’a pas éprouvé de perte, qui est indemnisé, dédommagé. | Qui n’est pas digne de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes indemne and indigne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. indemne and indigne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses indemne with indigne
A purely visual mix-up. indemne (\ɛ̃.dɛmn\) and indigne (\ɛ̃.diɲ\) 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 31031, 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\. indigne is at rank #9,677, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.diɲ\.
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 31031, this pair ranks #306,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indemne vs indigne
Shared letters: dein. Private to "indemne": m. Private to "indigne": g.
"indemne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "indigne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indemne" and "indigne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indemne" vs "indigne" - 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 "indemne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indigne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indemne" and "indigne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indemne vs indexé". 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 #306,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.