Which to use
“indicatifs” and “indicative” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,149
- “indicatifs” frequency rank
- #41,838
- “indicative” frequency rank
- 90987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicatifs | indicative |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de indicatif. | Féminin singulier de indicatif. |
Where the eye mixes indicatifs and indicative
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indicatifs (VCCVCVCVCC) and indicative (VCCVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between indicatifs and indicative
A purely visual mix-up. indicatifs (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90987, 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\. 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 90987, this pair ranks #4,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indicatifs vs indicative
Shared letters: acdint. Private to "indicatifs": fs. Private to "indicative": ev.
"indicatifs" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC · "indicative" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indicatifs ← idnicatifs · indciatifs · inddicatifs · indiactifs · indicaitfs · indicatfis · indicatiffs · indicatifss
- indicative ← idnicative · indciative · inddicative · indiactive · indicaitve · indicatiev · indicativve · indicattive
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indicatifs" and "indicative" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indicatifs" vs "indicative" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "indicatifs" and "indicative" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicatifs" 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 #4,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicatifs" and "indicative" 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 #4,258 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.