# inches vs Indies

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### inches
*noun · IPA /ˈɪnt͡ʃɪz/ · frequency rank #3,951*
plural of inch

### Indies
*name · IPA /ˈɪndiz/ · frequency rank #10,868*
The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inches-vs-indies