indesvsInzestWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: indes is a adverb, Inzest is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“indes” is an adverb and “Inzest” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,194
“indes” frequency rank
#23,575
“Inzest” frequency rank
30769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indes Inzest
Definition jedoch, hingegen, aber, allerdings, andererseits, hinwiederum, unabhängig davon, trotz dessen, trotzdem, indessen Geschlechtsverkehr zwischen engsten Blutsverwandten, zum Beispiel Eltern und Kindern oder Geschwistern

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set indes and Inzest apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
indes
6 ch
Inzest

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indes is [ɪnˈdɛs] while Inzest is [ɪnˈt͡sɛst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30769, 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]. Inzest is at rank #23,575, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɪnˈt͡sɛst].

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 30769, this pair ranks #1,741,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of indes vs Inzest

Shared letters: eins. Private to "indes": d. Private to "Inzest": tz.

"indes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "Inzest" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indesidnes · inddes · indess · indse · ineds · inndes · nides
  • Inzestinezst · innzest · inzesst · inzestt · inzets · inzset · inzzest · iznest

Frequency comparison

indes#7,194
Inzest#23,575

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "indes" and "Inzest" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "indes" is an adverb and "Inzest" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "indes" or "Inzest"?
"indes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,194 in our German list, against #23,575 for "Inzest". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering indes vs Inzest

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “indes”; for a noun, it's “Inzest”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “indes” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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