Which to use
“Indizes” and “Indizien” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,303
- “Indizes” frequency rank
- #16,461
- “Indizien” frequency rank
- 36764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Indizes | Indizien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Indiz | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Indiz |
Where the eye mixes Indizes and Indizien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Indizes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against Indizien's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Indizes vs Indizien
A purely visual mix-up. Indizes ([ɪnˈdiːt͡səs]) and Indizien ([ɪnˈdiːt͡si̯ən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Indizes is recorded at frequency rank #20,303, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪnˈdiːt͡səs]. Indizien is at rank #16,461, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɪnˈdiːt͡si̯ən].
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 36764, this pair ranks #1,607,255 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Indizes vs Indizien
Shared letters: deinz. Private to "Indizes": s. Private to "Indizien": -.
"Indizes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "Indizien" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Indizes" and "Indizien" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Indizes" or "Indizien"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Indizes" and "Indizien" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Indizes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Indizien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,607,255 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Indizes" and "Indizien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Indizien vs indiziert". 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 #1,607,255 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.