Which to use
“indo” and “intox” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,913
- “indo” frequency rank
- #25,700
- “intox” frequency rank
- 42613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indo | intox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mérite. | Matraquage idéologique qui cherche à prendre possession des esprits. |
Where the eye mixes indo and intox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. indo runs 4 letters (VCCV) against intox's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indo with intox
A purely visual mix-up. indo (\ˈin.do\) and intox (\ɛ̃.tɔks\) 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 42613, 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\. intox is at rank #25,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɔks\.
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 42613, this pair ranks #224,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indo vs intox
Shared letters: ino. Private to "indo": d. Private to "intox": tx.
"indo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "intox" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indo" and "intox" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "indo" or "intox"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "indo" and "intox" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indo" and "intox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intox vs ito". 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 #224,284 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.