indemnesvsindiennesWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

8 ch
indemnes
9 ch
indiennes

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

  • indemnes ← idnemnes · inddemnes · indemens · indemmnes · indemness · indemnnes · indemnse · indenmes
  • indiennes ← idniennes · inddiennes · indeinnes · indienens · indienes · indienness · indiennse · indinenes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "indemnes" and "indiennes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.dɛmn\ versus \ɛ̃.djɛn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "indemnes" vs "indiennes" - which ranks higher?
"indiennes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,153 in our French list, against #36,903 for "indemnes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list