Which to use
“indifférence” is a noun and “indifférents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,336
- “indifférence” frequency rank
- #28,599
- “indifférents” frequency rank
- 37935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indifférence | indifférents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État d’une personne qui n’extériorise pas ses sentiments, ses états d’âme. | Masculin pluriel de indifférent. |
Where the eye mixes indifférence and indifférents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. indifférence (VCCVCCVCVCCV) and indifférents (VCCVCCVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between indifférence and indifférents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indifférence is \ɛ̃.di.fe.ʁɑ̃s\ while indifférents is \ɛ̃.di.fe.ʁɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indifférence is recorded at frequency rank #9,336, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.fe.ʁɑ̃s\. indifférents is at rank #28,599, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.fe.ʁɑ̃\.
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 37935, this pair ranks #258,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indifférence vs indifférents
Shared letters: definré. Private to "indifférence": c. Private to "indifférents": st.
"indifférence" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCV · "indifférents" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indifférence" and "indifférents" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indifférence" vs "indifférents" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indifférence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indifférents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indifférence" and "indifférents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indifférente vs indifférents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #258,918 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.