indessen
[ɪnˈdɛsn̩]
The verdict
“indessen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,615
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - leitet einen temporalen Gliedsatz ein, der die Gleichzeitigkeit angibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-indessen · indessen · German
indessen · rank #19,615 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #19,615
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH immens
Nearest frequency peer: immens (-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 “indessen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hölzernen
hölzernen
80,389 corpus weight
- Imam
Imam
80,388 corpus weight
- immens
immens
80,387 corpus weight
- indessen
indessen
80,386 corpus weight
- Jahreswechs…
Jahreswechsel
80,385 corpus weight
- Jeffrey
Jeffrey
80,384 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “indessen” 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 | indessen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | [ɪnˈdɛsn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,615 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “indessen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around indessen (IPA [ɪnˈdɛsn̩]), aconjunction. Corpus frequency is #19,615 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for indessen, with forms such as "idnessen", "inddessen", and "indesen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Insassen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is indessen, spelled I-N-D-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1leitet einen temporalen Gliedsatz ein, der die Gleichzeitigkeit angibt
- 2leitet einen modalen Gliedsatz ein, der den Gegensatz angibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how indessen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kai putzt das Bad. Indessen räumt seine Freundin die Garage auf.
Es [das Rittergeschlecht] war wirtschaftlich von Naturalabgaben der Bauern abhängig, die karges Land bewirtschafteten. Handel und Gewerbe blühten indessen in umliegenden Reichsstädten auf.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- idnessen
- inddessen
- indesen
- indesesn
- indessenn
- indessne
- indeßen
- indsesen
- inedssen
- inndessen
- nidessen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indessen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "indessen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "indessen". Here's where to go from here.
- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Insassen". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #19,615 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.