Which to use
“indignent” and “indigner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,505
- “indignent” frequency rank
- #34,574
- “indigner” frequency rank
- 79079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indignent | indigner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de indigner. | Remplir quelqu’un d’indignation. |
Where the eye mixes indignent and indigner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indignent runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against indigner's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indignent with indigner
A purely visual mix-up. indignent (\ɛ̃.diɲ\) and indigner (\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 79079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indignent is recorded at frequency rank #44,505, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.diɲ\. indigner is at rank #34,574, tagged as averb, 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 79079, this pair ranks #24,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indignent vs indigner
Shared letters: degin. Private to "indignent": t. Private to "indigner": r.
"indignent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "indigner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indignent" and "indigner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indignent" vs "indigner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indignent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indigner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indignent" and "indigner" 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 #24,113 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.