Which to use
“indo” and “ink” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,913
- “indo” frequency rank
- #45,673
- “ink” frequency rank
- 62586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indo | ink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mérite. | Encre. |
Where the eye mixes indo and ink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between indo and ink
A purely visual mix-up. indo (\ˈin.do\) and ink (\ɪŋk\) 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 62586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indo is recorded at frequency rank #16,913, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈin.do\. ink is at rank #45,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɪŋk\.
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 62586, this pair ranks #86,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indo vs ink
Shared letters: in. Private to "indo": do. Private to "ink": k.
"indo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ink" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indo ← idno · inddo · inndo · inod · nido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indo" and "ink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "indo" or "ink" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indo" and "ink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ink vs isi". 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 #86,330 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.