Which to use
“indique” is an adjective and “indiquera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,772
- “indique” frequency rank
- #35,099
- “indiquera” frequency rank
- 36871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indique | indiquera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie les composés acides de l’indium et de l’oxygène. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de indiquer. |
Where the eye mixes indique and indiquera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indique runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against indiquera's 9 (VCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indique and indiquera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indique is \ɛ̃.dik\ while indiquera is \ɛ̃.di.kə.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “indique” sits inside “indiquera”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indique is recorded at frequency rank #1,772, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.dik\. indiquera is at rank #35,099, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.kə.ʁa\.
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 36871, this pair ranks #266,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indique vs indiquera
Shared letters: deinqu. Private to "indique": -. Private to "indiquera": ar.
"indique" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "indiquera" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indique" and "indiquera" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "indique" or "indiquera" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indiquera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indique" and "indiquera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indiquera vs indiquerait". 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 #266,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.