Indiz

[ɪnˈdiːt͡s]

/[ɪnˈdiːt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Indiz” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,398. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,398
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hinweis; Andeutung; eine Information, die bestimmte Ereignisse wahrscheinlich macht

Corpus desk

Index DE-indiz · Indiz · German

Indiz · rank #15,398 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,398
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH indirekte

Nearest frequency peer: indirekte (-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 „Indiz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Indiz“ 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).

Indiz vs intim
40% similar
Indiz vs innig
40% similar
Indiz vs Indizes
71% similar

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

Key facts for Indiz
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndiz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnˈdiːt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,398
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Indiz“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Indizliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „indirekte“ (#15,397), „informierte“ (#15,400), „hübsches“ (#15,395). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Indiz“ bei #15,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Indiz (IPA [ɪnˈdiːt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,398 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hinweis; Andeutung; eine Information, die bestimmte Ereignisse wahrscheinlich macht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Indiz, with forms such as "idniz", "inddiz", and "indizz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "intim", "innig", "Indizes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Indiz, spelled I-N-D-I-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hinweis; Andeutung; eine Information, die bestimmte Ereignisse wahrscheinlich macht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Indizien in diesem Fall sprechen für einen Selbstmord.
  2. „Tatsächlich hat die Polizei viele Indizien, die nahelegen, dass Abubaker C. der Mörder ist.“

Synonyms

AnhaltspunktAnzeichenHinweisVerdachtsmoment

This word in other languages

indication(English)indicio(Español)indice(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idniz
  • inddiz
  • indizz
  • indzi
  • inidz
  • inndiz
  • nidiz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

idniz2inddiz1indizz1indzi2inidz2inndiz1nidiz2
Edit distance from "Indiz"

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 "Indiz"?
"Indiz" is spelled I-N-D-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈdiːt͡s].
What does "Indiz" mean?
As a noun, "Indiz" means: Hinweis; Andeutung; eine Information, die bestimmte Ereignisse wahrscheinlich macht
What words are commonly confused with "Indiz"?
"Indiz" is commonly confused with "intim", "innig", "Indizes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Indiz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Indiz" is [ɪnˈdiːt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Indiz" come from?
"Indiz" 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 "Indiz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Funke7 variantsFache7 variantspearl7 variantsPosen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list