Indus

[ˈɪndʊs]

/[ˈɪndʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Indus” is uncommon German (frequency #64,384 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,384
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Strom in Pakistan, Teilen Indiens und Tibets

Corpus desk

Index DE-indus · Indus · German

Indus · rank #64,384 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,384
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inaktivität

Nearest frequency peer: Inaktivität (-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 „Indus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Indus
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɪndʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,384
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Indus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Indusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Inaktivität“ (#64,383), „Infusionen“ (#64,385), „institutioneller“ (#64,387). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Indus“ bei #64,384. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Indus is uncommon German at frequency #64,384 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɪndʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Strom in Pakistan, Teilen Indiens und Tibets".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Indus, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Indus, spelled I-N-D-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Strom in Pakistan, Teilen Indiens und Tibets

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Indus oder «Sind», wie ihn die Bewohner nennen, ist die pulsierende Lebensader, die das Land von Norden nach Süden durchzieht.“

Antonyms

Ganges

This word in other languages

Indus(English)Indus(Français)Indo(Português)

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 "Indus"?
"Indus" is spelled I-N-D-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪndʊs].
What does "Indus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Indus" means: Strom in Pakistan, Teilen Indiens und Tibets
How do you pronounce "Indus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Indus" is [ˈɪndʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Indus" come from?
"Indus" 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 "Indus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

isn't#64,390Huthi#64,375Horne#64,365Julis#64,405

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list