Which to use
“indignés” and “insigne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,394
- “indignés” frequency rank
- #13,407
- “insigne” frequency rank
- 42801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indignés | insigne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de indigné. | Qui s’impose à l’attention par son caractère. |
Where the eye mixes indignés and insigne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. indignés runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against insigne's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: indignés vs insigne
A purely visual mix-up. indignés (\ɛ̃.di.ɲe\) and insigne (\ɛ̃.siɲ\) 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 42801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indignés is recorded at frequency rank #29,394, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ɲe\. insigne is at rank #13,407, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.siɲ\.
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 42801, this pair ranks #222,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indignés vs insigne
Shared letters: gins. Private to "indignés": dé. Private to "insigne": e.
"indignés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "insigne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- insigne ← inisgne · innsigne · insgine · insigen · insiggne · insignne · insinge · inssigne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indignés" and "insigne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indignés" vs "insigne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "indignés" and "insigne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indignés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insigne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indignés" and "insigne" 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 #222,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.