Which to use
“indiquent” and “indiquera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,306
- “indiquent” frequency rank
- #35,099
- “indiquera” frequency rank
- 41405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indiquent | indiquera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de indiquer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de indiquer. |
Where the eye mixes indiquent and indiquera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indiquent (VCCVCVVCC) and indiquera (VCCVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses indiquent with indiquera
A purely visual mix-up. indiquent (\ɛ̃.dik\) and indiquera (\ɛ̃.di.kə.ʁa\) 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 41405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indiquent is recorded at frequency rank #6,306, classified as averb, 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 41405, this pair ranks #233,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indiquent vs indiquera
Shared letters: deinqu. Private to "indiquent": t. Private to "indiquera": ar.
"indiquent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "indiquera" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indiquent" for "indiquera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "indiquent" or "indiquera"?
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 "indiquent" 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 #233,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indiquent" 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 #233,346 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.