indischvsindischesTell them apart

Which to use

“indisch” and “indisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,743
“indisch” frequency rank
#41,252
“indisches” frequency rank
75995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indisch indisches
Definition Indien oder Inder betreffend, aus Indien kommend Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indisch

Where the eye mixes indisch and indisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
indisch
9 ch
indisches

Visual trap between indisch and indisches

A purely visual mix-up. indisch ([ˈɪndɪʃ]) and indisches ([ˈɪndɪʃəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “indisch” sits inside “indisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indisch is recorded at frequency rank #34,743, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃ]. indisches is at rank #41,252, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃəs].

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 75995, this pair ranks #294,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of indisch vs indisches

Shared letters: cdhins. Private to "indisch": -. Private to "indisches": e.

"indisch" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC  ·  "indisches" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indischidnisch · inddisch · indicsh · indiscch · indischh · indishc · indissch · indsich
  • indischesidnisches · inddisches · indicshes · indiscches · indiscehs · indischess · indischhes · indischse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "indisch" and "indisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɪndɪʃ] versus [ˈɪndɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "indisch" or "indisches"?
"indisch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,743 in our German list, against #41,252 for "indisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "indisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "indisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #294,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indisch" and "indisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indisch vs irisch". 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 #294,308 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list