Which to use
“indiquées” and “invoquées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,456
- “indiquées” frequency rank
- #48,609
- “invoquées” frequency rank
- 66065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indiquées | invoquées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de indiquer. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de invoquer. |
Where the eye mixes indiquées and invoquées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indiquées and invoquées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses indiquées with invoquées
A purely visual mix-up. indiquées (\ɛ̃.di.ke\) and invoquées (\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 66065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indiquées is recorded at frequency rank #17,456, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ke\. invoquées is at rank #48,609, 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 66065, this pair ranks #69,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indiquées vs invoquées
Shared letters: einqsué. Private to "indiquées": d. Private to "invoquées": ov.
"indiquées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVVC · "invoquées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indiquées" and "invoquées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "indiquées" or "invoquées" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indiquées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invoquées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indiquées" and "invoquées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invoquées vs invoquent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.