indonésiennevsindonésiensWhat's the difference?

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“indonésienne” and “indonésiens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,441
“indonésienne” frequency rank
#44,507
“indonésiens” frequency rank
80948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indonésienne indonésiens
Definition Féminin singulier d’indonésien. Masculin pluriel de indonésien.

Where the eye mixes indonésienne and indonésiens

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. indonésienne runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCVVCCV) against indonésiens's 11 (VCCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
indonésienne
11 ch
indonésiens

Look-alike desk: indonésienne vs indonésiens

A purely visual mix-up. indonésienne (\ɛ̃.dɔ.ne.zjɛn\) and indonésiens (\ɛ̃.dɔ.ne.zjɛ̃\) 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 80948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indonésienne is recorded at frequency rank #36,441, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɔ.ne.zjɛn\. indonésiens is at rank #44,507, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɔ.ne.zjɛ̃\.

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 80948, this pair ranks #19,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of indonésienne vs indonésiens

Shared letters: deinosé. Private to "indonésienne": -. Private to "indonésiens": -.

"indonésienne" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCCV  ·  "indonésiens" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "indonésienne" and "indonésiens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.dɔ.ne.zjɛn\ versus \ɛ̃.dɔ.ne.zjɛ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "indonésienne" vs "indonésiens" - which ranks higher?
"indonésienne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,441 in our French list, against #44,507 for "indonésiens". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "indonésienne" and "indonésiens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "indonésienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "indonésiens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indonésienne" and "indonésiens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indonésien vs indonésiens". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #19,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list