Which to use
“Indus” is a name and “inouï” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,483
- “Indus” frequency rank
- #32,859
- “inouï” frequency rank
- 60342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Indus | inouï |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Qu’on n’a pas ouï. |
Where the eye mixes Indus and inouï
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Indus (VCCVC) and inouï (VCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Indus vs inouï
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Indus is \ɛ̃.dys\ while inouï is \i.nwi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Indus is recorded at frequency rank #27,483, classified as aname, pronounced \ɛ̃.dys\. inouï is at rank #32,859, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.nwi\.
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 60342, this pair ranks #98,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Indus vs inouï
Shared letters: inu. Private to "Indus": ds. Private to "inouï": oï.
"Indus" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "inouï" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Indus ← idnus · inddus · indsu · induss · inndus · inuds · nidus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Indus" for "inouï" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Indus" or "inouï" 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 "Indus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inouï" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Indus" and "inouï" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inouï vs input". 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 #98,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.