Which to use
“indicatif” and “indicative” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,487
- “indicatif” frequency rank
- #41,838
- “indicative” frequency rank
- 56325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicatif | indicative |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui indique. | Féminin singulier de indicatif. |
Where the eye mixes indicatif and indicative
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indicatif runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against indicative's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indicatif and indicative
A purely visual mix-up. indicatif (\ɛ̃.di.ka.tif\) and indicative (\ɛ̃.di.ka.tiv\) 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 56325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indicatif is recorded at frequency rank #14,487, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ka.tif\. indicative is at rank #41,838, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ka.tiv\.
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 56325, this pair ranks #121,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicatif vs indicative
Shared letters: acdint. Private to "indicatif": f. Private to "indicative": ev.
"indicatif" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "indicative" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indicatif ← idnicatif · indciatif · inddicatif · indiactif · indicaitf · indicatfi · indicatiff · indicattif
- indicative ← idnicative · indciative · inddicative · indiactive · indicaitve · indicatiev · indicativve · indicattive
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indicatif" and "indicative" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indicatif" vs "indicative" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicatif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indicative" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicatif" and "indicative" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indicatifs vs indicative". 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 #121,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.