Indra

[ˈɪndʁa]

/[ˈɪndʁa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Indra” is uncommon German (frequency #59,756 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,756
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vedische Gottheit, die im heutigen Hinduismus eine untergeordnete Bedeutung spielt

Corpus desk

Index DE-indra · Indra · German

Indra · rank #59,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,756
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Imagefilm

Nearest frequency peer: Imagefilm (-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 „Indra“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Indra
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪndʁa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,756
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Indra“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Imagefilm“ (#59,755), „Ikarus“ (#59,754), „Inhabern“ (#59,758). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Indra“ bei #59,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Indra is uncommon German at frequency #59,756 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪndʁa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vedische Gottheit, die im heutigen Hinduismus eine untergeordnete Bedeutung spielt".

Indra doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Indra, spelled I-N-D-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    vedische Gottheit, die im heutigen Hinduismus eine untergeordnete Bedeutung spielt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Als Reittier des Gottes Indra und als elefantenköpfiger Gott Ganesha spielt das Tier im Hinduismus seit jeher auch eine bedeutende religiöse Rolle.“

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 "Indra"?
"Indra" is spelled I-N-D-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪndʁa].
What does "Indra" mean?
As a noun, "Indra" means: vedische Gottheit, die im heutigen Hinduismus eine untergeordnete Bedeutung spielt
How do you pronounce "Indra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Indra" is [ˈɪndʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Indra" come from?
"Indra" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ivory#59,767Kanji#59,777Kasus#59,786Heims#59,721

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list