Index

/[ˈɪndɛks]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,127

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Index is aGermannoun. It means: Register, zum Beispiel als alphabetisches Stichwortverzeichnis oder als eine graphische Übersicht (zum Beispiel der Abdeckung eines Gebietes mit Kartenblättern) Pronounced [ˈɪndɛks]. It ranks #4,127 in German word frequency. Often confused with Inge and Ines.

Key facts for Index
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪndɛks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,127
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Index is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪndɛks]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,127 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Index, with forms such as "idnex", "inddex", and "indexx". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Inge", "Ines", "Insel", and more, 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 Index, spelled I-N-D-E-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Register, zum Beispiel als alphabetisches Stichwortverzeichnis oder als eine graphische Übersicht (zum Beispiel der Abdeckung eines Gebietes mit Kartenblättern)
  2. 2
    Kennzahl, statistischer Messwert, der im Vergleich (wirtschaftliche) Veränderungen anzeigt
  3. 3
    hoch- oder tiefgestelltes Kennzeichen zur Unterscheidung von gleichartigen Größen oder auch Homographen oder Ähnlichem
  4. 4
    Zeigefinger
  5. 5
    Liste(n) von Medien (zum Beispiel Bücher, Filme), die nicht erscheinen dürfen
  6. 6
    Zeichen, das auf Individuen verweist
  7. 7
    Maßzahl für die typologische Charakterisierung einer Sprache
  8. 8
    Stundenangabe auf einem Zifferblatt; beispielsweise in Punkt- oder Strichform
  9. 9
    Fingerzeig (☞)

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnex,inddex,indexx,indxe,inedx,inndex,nidex

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Index

Misspelling Variants of "Index"

idnex5inddex6indexx6indxe5inedx5inndex6nidex5
Misspelling Variants of "Index"

Frequency rank: #4,127 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Index"?
"Index" is spelled I-N-D-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪndɛks].
What does "Index" mean?
As a noun, "Index" means: Register, zum Beispiel als alphabetisches Stichwortverzeichnis oder als eine graphische Übersicht (zum Beispiel der Abdeckung eines Gebietes mit Kartenblättern)
What words are commonly confused with "Index"?
"Index" is commonly confused with "Inge", "Ines", "Insel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Index"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Index" is [ˈɪndɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Index" come from?
"Index" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our German index:

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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.