Which to use
“indexé” and “innée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,498
- “indexé” frequency rank
- #33,735
- “innée” frequency rank
- 77233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indexé | innée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui fait l’objet d’une indexation. | Féminin singulier de inné. |
Where the eye mixes indexé and innée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. indexé runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against innée's 5 (VCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indexé with innée
A purely visual mix-up. indexé (\ɛ̃.dɛ.kse\) and innée (\i.ne\) 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 77233, 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\. innée is at rank #33,735, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.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 77233, this pair ranks #28,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indexé vs innée
Shared letters: einé. Private to "indexé": dx. Private to "innée": -.
"indexé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "innée" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indexé" and "innée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "indexé" or "innée" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "indexé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "innée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indexé" and "innée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indexé vs indexés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,986 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.