Which to use
“indicatifs” is an adjective and “indications” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,149
- “indicatifs” frequency rank
- #7,977
- “indications” frequency rank
- 57126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicatifs | indications |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de indicatif. | Pluriel de indication. |
Where the eye mixes indicatifs and indications
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses indicatifs with indications
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indicatifs is \ɛ̃.di.ka.tif\ while indications is \ɛ̃.di.ka.sjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indicatifs is recorded at frequency rank #49,149, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ka.tif\. indications is at rank #7,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ka.sjɔ̃\.
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 57126, this pair ranks #116,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicatifs vs indications
Shared letters: acdinst. Private to "indicatifs": f. Private to "indications": o.
"indicatifs" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC · "indications" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indicatifs ← idnicatifs · indciatifs · inddicatifs · indiactifs · indicaitfs · indicatfis · indicatiffs · indicatifss
- indications ← idnications · indciations · inddications · indiactions · indicaitons · indicatinos · indicationns · indicationss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indicatifs" for "indications" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "indicatifs" or "indications" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicatifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indications" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicatifs" and "indications" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incitatifs vs indicatifs". 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 #116,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.