Which to use
“Indre” and “Indus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,957
- “Indre” frequency rank
- #27,483
- “Indus” frequency rank
- 42440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Indre | Indus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rivière de France, affluent de la Loire, coulant dans le Cher, l’Indre et l’Indre-et-Loire. | Fleuve d’Asie qui prend sa source en Chine, passe par le Pakistan et l’Inde et se jette dans l’océan Indien, et qui a donné son nom à l’Inde. |
Where the eye mixes Indre and Indus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Indre and Indus
A purely visual mix-up. Indre (\ɛ̃dʁ\) and Indus (\ɛ̃.dys\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Indre is recorded at frequency rank #14,957, classified as aname, pronounced \ɛ̃dʁ\. Indus is at rank #27,483, tagged as aname, pronounced \ɛ̃.dys\.
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 42440, this pair ranks #225,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Indre vs Indus
Shared letters: din. Private to "Indre": er. Private to "Indus": su.
"Indre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Indus" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Indre" for "Indus" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Indre" or "Indus" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Indre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Indus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Indre" and "Indus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Indus vs infuse". 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 #225,588 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.