# indigence vs indigents

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### indigence
*noun · IPA \ɛ̃.di.ʒɑ̃s\ · frequency rank #49,150*
Grande pauvreté ; privation du nécessaire.

### indigents
*adjective · IPA \ɛ̃.di.ʒɑ̃\ · frequency rank #46,231*
Masculin pluriel de indigent.

## Source
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