indigene

[ɪndiˈɡeːnə]

/[ɪndiˈɡeːnə]/ adj

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The verdict

“indigene” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,361
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-indigene · indigene · German

indigene · rank #45,361 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,361
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Industrieländ…

Nearest frequency peer: Industrieländer (+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 „indigene“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „indigene“ 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).

indigene vs indigenen
89% similar
indigene vs Indien
63% similar
indigene vs Indiens
63% similar

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

Key facts for indigene
PropertyValue
Headwordindigene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪndiˈɡeːnə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,361
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „indigene“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).indigeneliegt 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: „Industrieländer“ (#45,362), „idole“ (#45,359), „ink“ (#45,363). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „indigene“ bei #45,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around indigene (IPA [ɪndiˈɡeːnə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,361 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for indigene, with forms such as "idnigene", "inddigene", and "indgiene". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "indigenen", "Indien", "Indiens", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is indigene, spelled I-N-D-I-G-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnigene
  • inddigene
  • indgiene
  • indiegne
  • indigeen
  • indiggene
  • indignee
  • inidgene
  • inndigene
  • nidigene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indigene - 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.

idnigene2inddigene1indgiene2indiegne2indigeen2indiggene1indignee2inidgene2
Edit distance from "indigene"

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 "indigene"?
"indigene" is spelled I-N-D-I-G-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪndiˈɡeːnə].
What does "indigene" mean?
As an adjective, "indigene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indigen
What words are commonly confused with "indigene"?
"indigene" is commonly confused with "indigenen", "Indien", "Indiens". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indigene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indigene" is [ɪndiˈɡeːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indigene" come from?
"indigene" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

höfliche#45,357invasive#45,366Jeremias#45,368kaputter#45,376

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Kilowatt10 variantskurioses10 variantsKäufers10 variantsgebogene10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list