indem
[ɪnˈdeːm]
The verdict
“indem” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #931. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #931
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nebensatzeinleitende Konjunktion (= Subjunktion), die das Mittel ausdrückt, das zum Erreichen eines Zwecks eingesetzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-indem · indem · German
indem · rank #931 · 7 variants · 16 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #931
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH Kampf
Nearest frequency peer: Kampf (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “indem”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- funktioniert
funktioniert
99,074 corpus weight
- Grad
Grad
99,073 corpus weight
- indem
indem
99,070 corpus weight
- Kampf
Kampf
99,069 corpus weight
- Kraft
Kraft
99,068 corpus weight
- mache
mache
99,067 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “indem” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | [ɪnˈdeːm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “indem” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around indem (IPA [ɪnˈdeːm]), aconjunction. Corpus frequency is #931 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for indem, with forms such as "idnem", "inddem", and "indemm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Inge", "item", "Ines", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is indem, spelled I-N-D-E-M.
Definition
- 1nebensatzeinleitende Konjunktion (= Subjunktion), die das Mittel ausdrückt, das zum Erreichen eines Zwecks eingesetzt wird
- 2nebensatzeinleitende Konjunktion (= Subjunktion), die Gleichzeitigkeit ausdrückt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how indem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er erreicht sein Ziel, indem er alle seine finanziellen Mittel einsetzt.
„Im gesamten Land verhinderten Sicherheitskräfte Protestaktionen im Vorfeld, indem sie Zufahrtswege sperrten oder Menschen in Gewahrsam nahmen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- idnem
- inddem
- indemm
- indme
- inedm
- inndem
- nidem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "indem", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "indem" maps to 16 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Inge". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #931 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.