Which to use
“indication” and “induction” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,843
- “indication” frequency rank
- #19,563
- “induction” frequency rank
- 27406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indication | induction |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’indiquer ; le renseignement fourni. | Raisonnement qui consiste à rassembler une série d’observations spécifiques pour arriver à formuler une conclusion générale. |
Where the eye mixes indication and induction
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses indication with induction
A purely visual mix-up. indication (\ɛ̃.di.ka.sjɔ̃\) and induction (\ɛ̃.dyk.sjɔ̃\) 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 27406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indication is recorded at frequency rank #7,843, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ka.sjɔ̃\. induction is at rank #19,563, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.dyk.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 27406, this pair ranks #329,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indication vs induction
Shared letters: cdinot. Private to "indication": a. Private to "induction": u.
"indication" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "induction" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indication ← idnication · indciation · inddication · indiaction · indicaiton · indicatino · indicationn · indicatoin
- induction ← idnuction · indcution · indduction · inducction · induciton · inductino · inductionn · inductoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indication" and "induction" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "indication" or "induction" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "indication" and "induction" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indication" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "induction" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indication" and "induction" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indicatifs vs indication". 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 #329,190 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.