Indianapolis

[ɪndi̯aˈnaːpolɪs]

/[ɪndi̯aˈnaːpolɪs]/ name

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The verdict

“Indianapolis” is uncommon German (frequency #54,626 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,626
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Großstadt in Indiana, USA

Corpus desk

Index DE-indianapolis · Indianapolis · German

Indianapolis · rank #54,626 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,626
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH imponiert

Nearest frequency peer: imponiert (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Indianapolis“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Indianapolis“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Indianapolis
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndianapolis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɪndi̯aˈnaːpolɪs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,626
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Indianapolis“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Indianapolisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „imponiert“ (#54,625), „Initiale“ (#54,627), „hüllt“ (#54,623). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Indianapolis“ bei #54,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Indianapolis is uncommon German at frequency #54,626 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɪndi̯aˈnaːpolɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Großstadt in Indiana, USA".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Indianapolis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Indianapolis, spelled I-N-D-I-A-N-A-P-O-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt in Indiana, USA

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Indianapolis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Atticus sah in seinem Guide, dass es in Indianapolis, etwa fünfzig Meilen entfernt, eine Werkstatt gab, die einem Neger gehörte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Indianapolis"?
"Indianapolis" is spelled I-N-D-I-A-N-A-P-O-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪndi̯aˈnaːpolɪs].
What does "Indianapolis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Indianapolis" means: Großstadt in Indiana, USA
How do you pronounce "Indianapolis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Indianapolis" is [ɪndi̯aˈnaːpolɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Indianapolis" come from?
"Indianapolis" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Indianapolis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

interaktives#54,630Hosentaschen#54,621Jahresanfang#54,636Hauptschüler#54,600

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list