Which to use
“indemnes” and “indiennes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,903
- “indemnes” frequency rank
- #16,153
- “indiennes” frequency rank
- 53056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indemnes | indiennes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de indemne. | Féminin pluriel de indien. |
Where the eye mixes indemnes and indiennes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indemnes runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against indiennes's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indemnes with indiennes
A purely visual mix-up. indemnes (\ɛ̃.dɛmn\) and indiennes (\ɛ̃.djɛn\) 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 53056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indemnes is recorded at frequency rank #36,903, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛmn\. indiennes is at rank #16,153, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.djɛn\.
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 53056, this pair ranks #143,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indemnes vs indiennes
Shared letters: deins. Private to "indemnes": m. Private to "indiennes": -.
"indemnes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "indiennes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indemnes" and "indiennes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "indemnes" vs "indiennes" - 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 "indemnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indiennes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indemnes" and "indiennes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indemnes 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 #143,412 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.