Which to use
“indemne” and “interné” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,354
- “indemne” frequency rank
- #31,086
- “interné” frequency rank
- 52440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indemne | interné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’a pas éprouvé de perte, qui est indemnisé, dédommagé. | Contraint à résider dans une certaine localité sans permission d’en sortir. |
Where the eye mixes indemne and interné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between indemne and interné
A purely visual mix-up. indemne (\ɛ̃.dɛmn\) and interné (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52440, 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\. interné is at rank #31,086, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\.
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 52440, this pair ranks #147,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indemne vs interné
Shared letters: ein. Private to "indemne": dm. Private to "interné": rté.
"indemne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "interné" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indemne ← idnemne · inddemne · indemen · indemmne · indemnne · indenme · indmene · inedmne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indemne" for "interné" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indemne" vs "interné" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indemne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indemne" and "interné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interné vs interner". 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 #147,692 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.