Which to use
“indigne” and “indignée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,677
- “indigne” frequency rank
- #39,847
- “indignée” frequency rank
- 49524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indigne | indignée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas digne de quelque chose. | Féminin singulier de indigné. |
Where the eye mixes indigne and indignée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indigne runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against indignée's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indigne and indignée
A purely visual mix-up. indigne (\ɛ̃.diɲ\) 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 49524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indigne is recorded at frequency rank #9,677, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.diɲ\. 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 49524, this pair ranks #169,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indigne vs indignée
Shared letters: degin. Private to "indigne": -. Private to "indignée": é.
"indigne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "indignée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indigne ← idnigne · inddigne · indgine · indigen · indiggne · indignne · indinge · inidgne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indigne" and "indignée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "indigne" or "indignée"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "indigne" and "indignée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indigne" 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 #169,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indigne" and "indignée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indigence vs indignée". 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 #169,927 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.