indessen

/[ɪnˈdɛsn̩]/ conj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,615

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

indessen is aGermanconj. It means: leitet einen temporalen Gliedsatz ein, der die Gleichzeitigkeit angibt Pronounced [ɪnˈdɛsn̩]. Often confused with Insassen.

Key facts for indessen
PropertyValue
Headwordindessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConj
IPA[ɪnˈdɛsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,615
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of indessen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for indessen is 8 letters long, classified as aconj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪnˈdɛsn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,615 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for indessen, with forms such as "idnessen", "inddessen", and "indesen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Insassen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is indessen, spelled I-N-D-E-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    leitet einen temporalen Gliedsatz ein, der die Gleichzeitigkeit angibt
  2. 2
    leitet einen modalen Gliedsatz ein, der den Gegensatz angibt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnessen,inddessen,indesen,indesesn,indessenn,indessne,indeßen,indsesen,inedssen,inndessen,nidessen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for indessen

Misspelling Variants of "indessen"

idnessen8inddessen9indesen7indesesn8indessenn9indessne8indeßen7indsesen8
Misspelling Variants of "indessen"

Frequency rank: #19,615 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indessen"?
"indessen" is spelled I-N-D-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈdɛsn̩].
What does "indessen" mean?
As a conj, "indessen" means: leitet einen temporalen Gliedsatz ein, der die Gleichzeitigkeit angibt
What words are commonly confused with "indessen"?
"indessen" is commonly confused with "Insassen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indessen" is [ɪnˈdɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indessen" come from?
"indessen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.