indeed
/ɪnˈdiːd/
"indeed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“indeed” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,697. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,697
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Truly; in fact; actually.
Corpus desk
Index EN-indeed · indeed · English
indeed · rank #1,697 · 8 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,697
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH improve
Nearest frequency peer: improve (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “indeed”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- greatest
greatest
98,307 corpus weight
- handle
handle
98,306 corpus weight
- improve
improve
98,305 corpus weight
- indeed
indeed
98,304 corpus weight
- leaves
leaves
98,303 corpus weight
- movies
movies
98,302 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “indeed” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indeed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈdiːd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,697 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “indeed” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around indeed (IPA /ɪnˈdiːd/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,697 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for indeed, with forms such as "idneed", "inddeed", and "inded". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "index", "indie", "inked", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English indede, univerbation of the phrase in dede (“in sooth, in fact”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian innerdoat, innedoat (“indeed”), West Frisian yndied (“indeed”), Dutch inderdaad (“indeed”), German in der Tat (“indeed”). By surface analysi… The correct English form is indeed, spelled I-N-D-E-E-D.
Definition
- 1Truly; in fact; actually.
- 2In fact.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how indeed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Indeed, he made several misplays.
Yes, I do indeed look very similar to you.
Etymology
From Middle English indede, univerbation of the phrase in dede (“in sooth, in fact”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian innerdoat, innedoat (“indeed”), West Frisian yndied (“indeed”), Dutch inderdaad (“indeed”), German in der Tat (“indeed”). By surface analysis, in + deed. Compare in fact, in truth, etc. First attested in the early 14ᵗʰ century.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- idneed
- inddeed
- inded
- indede
- indeedd
- ineded
- inndeed
- nideed
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indeed - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "indeed", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "indeed" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "index". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,697 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.