Which to use
“indéterminé” is an adjective and “indéterminée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,366
- “indéterminé” frequency rank
- #14,704
- “indéterminée” frequency rank
- 40070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indéterminé | indéterminée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas déterminé ; Qui n’est pas fixé. | Lettre formellement introduite dans les calculs, en fonction de laquelle peuvent s'exprimer des polynômes, des fractions rationnelles ou des séries formelles. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set indéterminé and indéterminée apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: indéterminé and indéterminée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “indéterminé” sits inside “indéterminée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indéterminé is recorded at frequency rank #25,366, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne\. indéterminée is at rank #14,704, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.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 40070, this pair ranks #243,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indéterminé vs indéterminée
Shared letters: deimnrté. Private to "indéterminé": -. Private to "indéterminée": -.
"indéterminé" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV · "indéterminée" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering indéterminé vs indéterminée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “indéterminé”; for a noun, it's “indéterminée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “indéterminé” entry
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