Which to use
“indignent” and “indiquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,505
- “indignent” frequency rank
- #6,306
- “indiquent” frequency rank
- 50811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indignent | indiquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de indigner. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de indiquer. |
Where the eye mixes indignent and indiquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indignent (VCCVCCVCC) and indiquent (VCCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: indignent vs indiquent
A purely visual mix-up. indignent (\ɛ̃.diɲ\) and indiquent (\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 50811, 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\. indiquent is at rank #6,306, tagged as averb, 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 50811, this pair ranks #159,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indignent vs indiquent
Shared letters: deint. Private to "indignent": g. Private to "indiquent": qu.
"indignent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "indiquent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indignent" and "indiquent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "indignent" or "indiquent"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "indignent" and "indiquent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indignent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indiquent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indignent" and "indiquent" 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 #159,774 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.