Which to use
“indiennes” and “indiens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,153
- “indiennes” frequency rank
- #4,947
- “indiens” frequency rank
- 21100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indiennes | indiens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de indien. | Masculin pluriel de indien. |
Where the eye mixes indiennes and indiens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indiennes runs 9 letters (VCCVVCCVC) against indiens's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indiennes with indiens
A purely visual mix-up. indiennes (\ɛ̃.djɛn\) and indiens (\ɛ̃.djɛ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indiennes is recorded at frequency rank #16,153, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.djɛn\. indiens is at rank #4,947, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.djɛ̃\.
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 21100, this pair ranks #364,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indiennes vs indiens
Shared letters: deins. Private to "indiennes": -. Private to "indiens": -.
"indiennes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "indiens" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indiennes" for "indiens" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indiennes" vs "indiens" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indiennes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indiens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indiennes" and "indiens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indemnes vs indiennes". 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 #364,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.