Which to use
“indigne” and “indignés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,677
- “indigne” frequency rank
- #29,394
- “indignés” frequency rank
- 39071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indigne | indignés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas digne de quelque chose. | Masculin pluriel de indigné. |
Where the eye mixes indigne and indignés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. indigne runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against indignés's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indigne and indignés
A purely visual mix-up. indigne (\ɛ̃.diɲ\) and indignés (\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 39071, 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\. indignés is at rank #29,394, 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 39071, this pair ranks #250,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indigne vs indignés
Shared letters: dgin. Private to "indigne": e. Private to "indignés": sé.
"indigne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "indignés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indigne ← idnigne · inddigne · indgine · indigen · indiggne · indignne · indinge · inidgne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indigne" and "indignés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indigne" vs "indignés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indignés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indigne" and "indignés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indigents vs indignés". 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 #250,724 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.