Which to use
“indiquée” and “invoquée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,399
- “indiquée” frequency rank
- #32,451
- “invoquée” frequency rank
- 44850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indiquée | invoquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de indiquer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de invoquer. |
Where the eye mixes indiquée and invoquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. indiquée and invoquée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses indiquée with invoquée
A purely visual mix-up. indiquée (\ɛ̃.di.ke\) and invoquée (\ɛ̃.vɔ.ke\) 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 44850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indiquée is recorded at frequency rank #12,399, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ke\. invoquée is at rank #32,451, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɔ.ke\.
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 44850, this pair ranks #207,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indiquée vs invoquée
Shared letters: einqué. Private to "indiquée": d. Private to "invoquée": ov.
"indiquée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVV · "invoquée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indiquée" for "invoquée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "indiquée" or "invoquée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indiquée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invoquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indiquée" and "invoquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invoquée vs invoquées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #207,330 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.