Which to use
“indexé” is an adjective and “indexés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,498
- “indexé” frequency rank
- #49,147
- “indexés” frequency rank
- 92645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indexé | indexés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui fait l’objet d’une indexation. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe indexer. |
Same sound, different letters: indexé vs indexés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. indexé runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against indexés's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - indexé / indexés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: indexé and indexés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “indexé” sits inside “indexés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indexé is recorded at frequency rank #43,498, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\. indexés is at rank #49,147, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛk.se\.
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 92645, this pair ranks #2,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indexé vs indexés
Shared letters: deinxé. Private to "indexé": -. Private to "indexés": s.
"indexé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "indexés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indexé" and "indexés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "indexé" or "indexés" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "indexé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indexés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indexé" and "indexés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indemnes vs indexés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,843 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.