indes
German, conjunction[ʔɪnˈdɛs]
indes is spelled I-N-D-E-S (5 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written German, the 7,170th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indes is a German conjunction meaning “nevertheless, and yet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “während, wohingegen”.
What does indes mean in English?
adverb
- 1
however, nevertheless
Er zog näher zu seiner Arbeitsstelle, die Firma indes entließ ihn nach drei Monaten.
- 2
at the same time, meanwhile
Ich lese morgens die Zeitung, indes trinke ich einen Tee.
conjunction
- 1
nevertheless, and yet
Er zog näher zu seiner Arbeitsstelle, indes die Firma ihn nach drei Monaten entlassen hat.
- 2
while (at the same time)
Ich bekam einen Asthmaanfall, indes ich spazieren ging.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. jedoch, hingegen, aber, allerdings, andererseits, hinwiederum, unabhängig davon, trotz dessen, trotzdem, indessen 2. währenddessen, indessen
conjunction: 1. während, wohingegen 2. während
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of indes
- indessen variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indes?
- [ʔɪnˈdɛs]
- [ɪnˈdɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is indes in German?
indes appears 9.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).