Which to use
“indigne” is an adjective and “indignent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,677
- “indigne” frequency rank
- #44,505
- “indignent” frequency rank
- 54182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indigne | indignent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas digne de quelque chose. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de indigner. |
Same sound, different letters: indigne vs indignent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. indigne runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against indignent's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: indigne vs indignent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: indigne and indignent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.diɲ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “indigne” sits inside “indignent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54182, 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\. indignent is at rank #44,505, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.diɲ\.
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 54182, this pair ranks #135,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indigne vs indignent
Shared letters: degin. Private to "indigne": -. Private to "indignent": t.
"indigne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "indignent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indigne" and "indignent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "indigne" or "indignent" show up more?
After this comparison
"indigne" and "indignent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "indigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indignent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indigne" and "indignent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indigents vs indignent". 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 #135,689 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.