Indianer

[ɪnˈdi̯aːnɐ]

/[ɪnˈdi̯aːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Indianer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,395
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ureinwohner Amerikas, männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts

Corpus desk

Index DE-indianer · Indianer · German

Indianer · rank #8,395 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,395
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inn

Nearest frequency peer: Inn (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Indianer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Indianer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Indianer vs Indianern
89% similar
Indianer vs Indiana
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Indianer
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndianer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnˈdi̯aːnɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,395
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Indianer“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Indianerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Inn“ (#8,396), „HP“ (#8,393), „intelligent“ (#8,397). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Indianer“ bei #8,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Indianer (IPA [ɪnˈdi̯aːnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,395 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ureinwohner Amerikas, männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Indianer, with forms such as "idnianer", "indainer", and "inddianer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Indianern", "Indiana", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Indianer, spelled I-N-D-I-A-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ureinwohner Amerikas, männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nicht, dass wir Amerikaner uns nach der Staatsgründung den überlebenden Indianern gegenüber besonders zuvorkommend verhalten hätten - doch unser Verbrechen war kein Genozid.“
  2. „Danach lud Waldrut den Indianer noch in ihre Wohnung auf einen Kaffee ein, und trotz großer Sprachschwierigkeiten verstanden sich die beiden bestens.“

Synonyms

Rothaut

Antonyms

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This word in other languages

Indian(English)indio(Español)Indien(Français)índio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnianer
  • indainer
  • inddianer
  • indiaenr
  • indianerr
  • indianner
  • indianre
  • indinaer
  • inidaner
  • inndianer
  • nidianer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Indianer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

idnianer2indainer2inddianer1indiaenr2indianerr1indianner1indianre2indinaer2
Edit distance from "Indianer"

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 "Indianer"?
"Indianer" is spelled I-N-D-I-A-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈdi̯aːnɐ].
What does "Indianer" mean?
As a noun, "Indianer" means: Ureinwohner Amerikas, männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts
What words are commonly confused with "Indianer"?
"Indianer" is commonly confused with "Indianern", "Indiana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Indianer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Indianer" is [ɪnˈdi̯aːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Indianer" come from?
"Indianer" 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 "Indianer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hinunter#8,390Konzerne#8,405künftige#8,408geträumt#8,378

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

history11 variantsharmlos11 variantsgestoppt11 variantsFahrten11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list