Indochina

[ˌɪndoˈçiːna]

/[ˌɪndoˈçiːna]/ name

The verdict

“Indochina” is uncommon German (frequency #61,624 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,624
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Französisch-Indochina, eine ehemalige Kolonie Frankreichs in Südostasien, die die heutigen Staaten Kambodscha, Laos und Vietnam umfasste

Corpus desk

Index DE-indochina · Indochina · German

Indochina · rank #61,624 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,624
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH illegalem

Nearest frequency peer: illegalem (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Indochina“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Indochina“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Indochina
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndochina
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌɪndoˈçiːna]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,624
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Indochina“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Indochinafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „illegalem“ (#61,623), „Infektionskrankheit“ (#61,625), „innerstes“ (#61,627). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Indochina“ bei #61,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Indochina is uncommon German at frequency #61,624 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌɪndoˈçiːna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Indochina in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Indochina, spelled I-N-D-O-C-H-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Französisch-Indochina, eine ehemalige Kolonie Frankreichs in Südostasien, die die heutigen Staaten Kambodscha, Laos und Vietnam umfasste
  2. 2
    Indochinesische Halbinsel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Als die USA sich verrückterweise den Krieg des "militärisch-industriellen Komplexes" in Indochina aufdrängen ließen, warnte Armeegeneral Douglas MacArthur vor einem neuen Landkrieg in Asien.“
  2. „Bevor die Feen sich zum Tanz aufreihten, öffnete sich der Vorhang für eine alte Holzpuppe, von der nur eine Handvoll Menschen wussten, dass sie, angefertigt in einer Zeit, als man Vietnam noch Indochina nannte, schon seit einem Vierteljahrhundert Prenzlbergerin war, im Verborgenen.“

This word in other languages

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 "Indochina"?
"Indochina" is spelled I-N-D-O-C-H-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪndoˈçiːna].
What does "Indochina" mean?
As a proper noun, "Indochina" means: Französisch-Indochina, eine ehemalige Kolonie Frankreichs in Südostasien, die die heutigen Staaten Kambodscha, Laos und Vietnam umfasste
How do you pronounce "Indochina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Indochina" is [ˌɪndoˈçiːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Indochina" come from?
"Indochina" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list