Which to use
“indes” is an adverb and “Indiz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,194
- “indes” frequency rank
- #15,398
- “Indiz” frequency rank
- 22592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indes | Indiz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jedoch, hingegen, aber, allerdings, andererseits, hinwiederum, unabhängig davon, trotz dessen, trotzdem, indessen | Hinweis; Andeutung; eine Information, die bestimmte Ereignisse wahrscheinlich macht |
Where the eye mixes indes and Indiz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: indes vs Indiz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indes is [ɪnˈdɛs] 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indes is recorded at frequency rank #7,194, classified as anadv, pronounced [ɪnˈdɛs]. 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 22592, this pair ranks #1,872,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indes vs Indiz
Shared letters: din. Private to "indes": es. Private to "Indiz": z.
"indes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Indiz" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indes" and "Indiz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "indes" or "Indiz" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "indes" 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 #1,872,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indes" 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 #1,872,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.