Which to use
“indemniser” is a verb and “indemnités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,248
- “indemniser” frequency rank
- #8,865
- “indemnités” frequency rank
- 33113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indemniser | indemnités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dédommager quelqu’un de ce qu’il a déboursé, de ce qu’il a perdu, etc. | Pluriel de indemnité. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set indemniser and indemnités apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indemniser is \ɛ̃.dɛm.ni.ze\ while indemnités is \ɛ̃.dɛm.ni.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indemniser is recorded at frequency rank #24,248, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛm.ni.ze\. indemnités is at rank #8,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛm.ni.te\.
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 33113, this pair ranks #292,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indemniser vs indemnités
Shared letters: deimns. Private to "indemniser": r. Private to "indemnités": té.
"indemniser" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "indemnités" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indemniser ← idnemniser · inddemniser · indeminser · indemmniser · indemniesr · indemniserr · indemnisre · indemnisser
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indemniser" and "indemnités" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "indemniser" or "indemnités"?
Remembering indemniser vs indemnités
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “indemniser”; for a noun, it's “indemnités”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “indemniser” entry
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