Indigo

/[ˈɪndiɡo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,604

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Indigo is aGermannoun. It means: ein tiefblauer Farbstoff Pronounced [ˈɪndiɡo]. Often confused with Ingo and Indiz.

Key facts for Indigo
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndigo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪndiɡo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,604
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Indigo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪndiɡo]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,604 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Indigo, with forms such as "idnigo", "inddigo", and "indgio". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Ingo", "Indiz", "innig", 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 Indigo, spelled I-N-D-I-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein tiefblauer Farbstoff
  2. 2
    ein tiefbläulich-violetter Farbton

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnigo,inddigo,indgio,indiggo,indiog,inidgo,inndigo,nidigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Indigo

Misspelling Variants of "Indigo"

idnigo6inddigo7indgio6indiggo7indiog6inidgo6inndigo7nidigo6
Misspelling Variants of "Indigo"

Frequency rank: #32,604 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Indigo"?
"Indigo" is spelled I-N-D-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪndiɡo].
What does "Indigo" mean?
As a noun, "Indigo" means: ein tiefblauer Farbstoff
What words are commonly confused with "Indigo"?
"Indigo" is commonly confused with "Ingo", "Indiz", "innig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Indigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Indigo" is [ˈɪndiɡo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Indigo" come from?
"Indigo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.