Which to use
“indexés” is a verb and “indices” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,147
- “indexés” frequency rank
- #5,352
- “indices” frequency rank
- 54499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indexés | indices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe indexer. | Pluriel de indice. |
Where the eye mixes indexés and indices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. indexés and indices follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between indexés and indices
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indexés is \ɛ̃.dɛk.se\ while indices is \ɛ̃.dis\. 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 54499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indexés is recorded at frequency rank #49,147, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛk.se\. indices is at rank #5,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.dis\.
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 54499, this pair ranks #133,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indexés vs indices
Shared letters: deins. Private to "indexés": xé. Private to "indices": c.
"indexés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "indices" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indices ← idnices · indcies · inddices · indicces · indicess · indicse · indiecs · inidces
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indexés" and "indices" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "indexés" or "indices"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indexés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indexés" and "indices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indexé vs indexés". 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 #133,607 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.