Which to use
“indexation” and “indication” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,467
- “indexation” frequency rank
- #7,843
- “indication” frequency rank
- 28310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indexation | indication |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d'indexer. | Action d’indiquer ; le renseignement fourni. |
Where the eye mixes indexation and indication
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses indexation with indication
A purely visual mix-up. indexation (\ɛ̃.dɛk.sa.sjɔ̃\) and indication (\ɛ̃.di.ka.sjɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indexation is recorded at frequency rank #20,467, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛk.sa.sjɔ̃\. indication is at rank #7,843, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ka.sjɔ̃\.
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 28310, this pair ranks #323,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indexation vs indication
Shared letters: adinot. Private to "indexation": ex. Private to "indication": c.
"indexation" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "indication" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indexation ← idnexation · inddexation · indeaxtion · indexaiton · indexatino · indexationn · indexatoin · indexattion
- indication ← idnication · indciation · inddication · indiaction · indicaiton · indicatino · indicationn · indicatoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indexation" for "indication" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "indexation" or "indication" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indexation" and "indication" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indexation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indication" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indexation" and "indication" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indicatifs vs indication". 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 #323,638 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.