Which to use
“indiquent” and “indiquez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,306
- “indiquent” frequency rank
- #37,868
- “indiquez” frequency rank
- 44174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indiquent | indiquez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de indiquer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de indiquer. |
Where the eye mixes indiquent and indiquez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indiquent runs 9 letters (VCCVCVVCC) against indiquez's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indiquent and indiquez
A purely visual mix-up. indiquent (\ɛ̃.dik\) and indiquez (\ɛ̃.di.ke\) 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 44174, 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\. indiquez is at rank #37,868, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.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 44174, this pair ranks #212,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indiquent vs indiquez
Shared letters: deinqu. Private to "indiquent": t. Private to "indiquez": z.
"indiquent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "indiquez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indiquent" and "indiquez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indiquent" vs "indiquez" - which ranks higher?
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 "indiquez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indiquent" and "indiquez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indiquez vs inique". 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 #212,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.