Indikator

/[ɪndiˈkaːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,184

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Indikator is aGermannoun. It means: Hilfsmittel, das die Verfolgung intransparenter Abläufe ermöglicht, indem es das Erreichen oder Verlassen bestimmter Zustände anzeigt Pronounced [ɪndiˈkaːtoːɐ̯]. Often confused with Indikatoren and Indikation.

Key facts for Indikator
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndikator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪndiˈkaːtoːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,184
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Indikator is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪndiˈkaːtoːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,184 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Indikator, with forms such as "idnikator", "inddikator", and "indiaktor". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Indikatoren", "Indikation", 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 Indikator, spelled I-N-D-I-K-A-T-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hilfsmittel, das die Verfolgung intransparenter Abläufe ermöglicht, indem es das Erreichen oder Verlassen bestimmter Zustände anzeigt
  2. 2
    Umstand, Merkmal, was als Anzeichen für eine bestimmte Entwicklung, einen eingetretenen Zustand oder Ähnlichem dient
  3. 3
    ‘Anzeiger’ für bestimmte chemische Reaktionen beziehungsweise physikalische Prozesse (19. Jahrhundert)
  4. 4
    Anzeigegerät ohne quantitative Aussage
  5. 5
    Gerät, das qualitativ oder quantitativ physikalische Werte anzeigt

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnikator,inddikator,indiaktor,indikaotr,indikatorr,indikatro,indikattor,indikkator,indiktaor,indkiator,inidkator,inndikator,nidikator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Indikator

Misspelling Variants of "Indikator"

idnikator9inddikator10indiaktor9indikaotr9indikatorr10indikatro9indikattor10indikkator10
Misspelling Variants of "Indikator"

Frequency rank: #16,184 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Indikator"?
"Indikator" is spelled I-N-D-I-K-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪndiˈkaːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Indikator" mean?
As a noun, "Indikator" means: Hilfsmittel, das die Verfolgung intransparenter Abläufe ermöglicht, indem es das Erreichen oder Verlassen bestimmter Zustände anzeigt
What words are commonly confused with "Indikator"?
"Indikator" is commonly confused with "Indikatoren", "Indikation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Indikator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Indikator" is [ɪndiˈkaːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Indikator" come from?
"Indikator" 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.