Which to use
“India” and “Indus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,225
- “India” frequency rank
- #27,483
- “Indus” frequency rank
- 45708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | India | Indus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inde. | Fleuve d’Asie qui prend sa source en Chine, passe par le Pakistan et l’Inde et se jette dans l’océan Indien, et qui a donné son nom à l’Inde. |
Where the eye mixes India and Indus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: India vs Indus
A purely visual mix-up. India (\ˈɪn.di.ə\) and Indus (\ɛ̃.dys\) 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 45708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
India is recorded at frequency rank #18,225, classified as aname, pronounced \ˈɪn.di.ə\. Indus is at rank #27,483, tagged as aname, pronounced \ɛ̃.dys\.
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 45708, this pair ranks #200,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of India vs Indus
Shared letters: din. Private to "India": a. Private to "Indus": su.
"India" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "Indus" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "India" for "Indus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "India" vs "Indus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "India" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Indus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "India" and "Indus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Indus vs infuse". 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 #200,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.