Which to use
“indigènes” and “indignée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,177
- “indigènes” frequency rank
- #39,847
- “indignée” frequency rank
- 49024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indigènes | indignée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de indigène. | Féminin singulier de indigné. |
Where the eye mixes indigènes and indignée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indigènes runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against indignée's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: indigènes vs indignée
A purely visual mix-up. indigènes (\ɛ̃.di.ʒɛn\) and indignée (\ɛ̃.di.ɲe\) 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 49024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indigènes is recorded at frequency rank #9,177, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ʒɛn\. indignée is at rank #39,847, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ɲe\.
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 49024, this pair ranks #174,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indigènes vs indignée
Shared letters: degin. Private to "indigènes": sè. Private to "indignée": é.
"indigènes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "indignée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indigènes" for "indignée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indigènes" vs "indignée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indigènes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indignée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indigènes" and "indignée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indigence vs indignée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #174,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.