Which to use
“indiquez” is a verb and “inique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,868
- “indiquez” frequency rank
- #42,947
- “inique” frequency rank
- 80815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indiquez | inique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de indiquer. | Qui n'est pas juste, pas égal ; qui manque d’équité. |
Where the eye mixes indiquez and inique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. indiquez runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against inique's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: indiquez vs inique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indiquez is \ɛ̃.di.ke\ while inique is \i.nik\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indiquez is recorded at frequency rank #37,868, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ke\. inique is at rank #42,947, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.nik\.
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 80815, this pair ranks #20,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indiquez vs inique
Shared letters: einqu. Private to "indiquez": dz. Private to "inique": -.
"indiquez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "inique" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indiquez" for "inique" ever safe?
Which is more common, "indiquez" or "inique"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indiquez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indiquez" and "inique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inique vs iniquité". 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 #20,079 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.