indigen
[ɪndiˈɡeːn]
The verdict
“indigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem bestimmten Gebiet geboren, in einem bestimmten Gebiet beheimatet
Corpus desk
Index DE-indigen · indigen · German
indigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɪndiˈɡeːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „indigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
indigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪndiˈɡeːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem bestimmten Gebiet geboren, in einem bestimmten Gebiet beheimatet".
No generated misspelling entries exist for indigen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is indigen, spelled I-N-D-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1in einem bestimmten Gebiet geboren, in einem bestimmten Gebiet beheimatet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how indigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rund sieben Prozent der 750 000 Einwohner des kleinen südamerikanischen Landes verstehen sich als indigen.
Vedanta habe eine „schockierende“ und „eklatante Verachtung für die Rechte indigener Gruppen“ gezeigt, begründete Minister Ramesh seine Entscheidung.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.