indivsindiceWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: indi is a adverb, indice is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“indi” is an adverb and “indice” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,230
“indi” frequency rank
#3,337
“indice” frequency rank
49567
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indi indice
Definition Maintenant. Signe apparent et probable qu’une chose existe ou s'est produite.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set indi and indice apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
indi
6 ch
indice

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indi is \in.ˈdi\ while indice is \ɛ̃.dis\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “indi” sits inside “indice”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indi is recorded at frequency rank #46,230, classified as anadv, pronounced \in.ˈdi\. indice is at rank #3,337, 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 49567, this pair ranks #169,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of indi vs indice

Shared letters: din. Private to "indi": -. Private to "indice": ce.

"indi" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "indice" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indiidni · inddi · inid · inndi · nidi
  • indiceidnice · indcie · inddice · indicce · indiec · inidce · inndice · nidice

Frequency comparison

indi#46,230
indice#3,337

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "indi" and "indice" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "indi" is an adverb and "indice" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "indi" or "indice"?
"indice" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,337 in our French list, against #46,230 for "indi". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering indi vs indice

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “indi”; for a noun, it's “indice”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “indi” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list