Which to use
“Indians” and “indices” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,503
- “Indians” frequency rank
- #5,352
- “indices” frequency rank
- 49855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Indians | indices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de Indian. | Pluriel de indice. |
Where the eye mixes Indians and indices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Indians (VCCVVCC) and indices (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Indians and indices
A purely visual mix-up. Indians (\ˈɪn.di.ənz\) and indices (\ɛ̃.dis\) 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 49855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Indians is recorded at frequency rank #44,503, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɪn.di.ənz\. 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 49855, this pair ranks #167,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Indians vs indices
Shared letters: dins. Private to "Indians": a. Private to "indices": ce.
"Indians" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "indices" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Indians" for "indices" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Indians" or "indices"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Indians" and "indices" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Indians" 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 #167,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Indians" and "indices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Indians vs indignés". 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 #167,349 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.