# index vs Indies

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### index
*noun · IPA /ˈɪndɛks/ · frequency rank #2,628*
An alphabetical listing of items and their location.

### 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/index-vs-indies