Which to use
“indigene” and “indigenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,361
- “indigene” frequency rank
- #31,623
- “indigenen” frequency rank
- 76984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indigene | indigenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, |
Where the eye mixes indigene and indigenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indigene runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against indigenen's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: indigene vs indigenen
A purely visual mix-up. indigene ([ɪndiˈɡeːnə]) and indigenen ([ɪndiˈɡeːnən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “indigene” sits inside “indigenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indigene is recorded at frequency rank #45,361, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪndiˈɡeːnə]. indigenen is at rank #31,623, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪndiˈɡeːnən].
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 76984, this pair ranks #271,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indigene vs indigenen
Shared letters: degin. Private to "indigene": -. Private to "indigenen": -.
"indigene" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "indigenen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indigene" for "indigenen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "indigene" or "indigenen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "indigene" and "indigenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indigene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indigenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indigene" and "indigenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Indiens vs indigene". 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 #271,217 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.