Which to use
“indigne” is an adjective and “indignité” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,677
- “indigne” frequency rank
- #34,575
- “indignité” frequency rank
- 44252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indigne | indignité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas digne de quelque chose. | Ce qui rend quelqu’un indigne d’une grâce, d’un emploi, d’un héritage, etc. |
Where the eye mixes indigne and indignité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. indigne runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against indignité's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indigne and indignité
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indigne is \ɛ̃.diɲ\ while indignité is \ɛ̃.di.ɲi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44252, 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\. indignité is at rank #34,575, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ɲi.te\.
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 44252, this pair ranks #211,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indigne vs indignité
Shared letters: dgin. Private to "indigne": e. Private to "indignité": té.
"indigne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "indignité" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indigne ← idnigne · inddigne · indgine · indigen · indiggne · indignne · indinge · inidgne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indigne" and "indignité" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "indigne" or "indignité" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "indigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indignité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indigne" and "indignité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indigeste vs indignité". 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 #211,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.