Which to use
“indem” is a conjunction and “Indiz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #931
- “indem” frequency rank
- #15,398
- “Indiz” frequency rank
- 16329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indem | Indiz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nebensatzeinleitende Konjunktion (= Subjunktion), die das Mittel ausdrückt, das zum Erreichen eines Zwecks eingesetzt wird | Hinweis; Andeutung; eine Information, die bestimmte Ereignisse wahrscheinlich macht |
Where the eye mixes indem and Indiz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. indem and Indiz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: indem vs Indiz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indem is [ɪnˈdeːm] while Indiz is [ɪnˈdiːt͡s]. 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 (conjunction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indem is recorded at frequency rank #931, classified as aconj, pronounced [ɪnˈdeːm]. Indiz is at rank #15,398, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɪnˈdiːt͡s].
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 16329, this pair ranks #1,936,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indem vs Indiz
Shared letters: din. Private to "indem": em. Private to "Indiz": z.
"indem" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Indiz" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indem" for "Indiz" ever safe?
Which is more common, "indem" or "Indiz"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Indiz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indem" and "Indiz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Indiz vs innig". 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 #1,936,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.