Which to use
“indes” is an adverb and “isses” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,194
- “indes” frequency rank
- #13,635
- “isses” frequency rank
- 20829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indes | isses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jedoch, hingegen, aber, allerdings, andererseits, hinwiederum, unabhängig davon, trotz dessen, trotzdem, indessen | ist es |
Where the eye mixes indes and isses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. indes and isses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses indes with isses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indes is [ɪnˈdɛs] while isses is [ˈɪsəs]. 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 abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20829, 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]. isses is at rank #13,635, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈɪsəs].
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 20829, this pair ranks #1,893,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indes vs isses
Shared letters: eis. Private to "indes": dn. Private to "isses": -.
"indes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "isses" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indes" and "isses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "indes" vs "isses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "isses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indes" and "isses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isses vs ISSN". 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 #1,893,263 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.