Which to use
“indigne” and “indique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,677
- “indigne” frequency rank
- #1,772
- “indique” frequency rank
- 11449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indigne | indique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas digne de quelque chose. | Qualifie les composés acides de l’indium et de l’oxygène. |
Where the eye mixes indigne and indique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. indigne (VCCVCCV) and indique (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses indigne with indique
A purely visual mix-up. indigne (\ɛ̃.diɲ\) and indique (\ɛ̃.dik\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11449, 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\. indique is at rank #1,772, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.dik\.
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 11449, this pair ranks #409,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indigne vs indique
Shared letters: dein. Private to "indigne": g. Private to "indique": qu.
"indigne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "indique" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indigne" and "indique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "indigne" or "indique"?
Useful next steps
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 "indique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indigne" and "indique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indigence vs indigne". 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 #409,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.