# indeed

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ɪnˈdiːd/ · frequency rank #1,697

## Definitions
1. Truly; in fact; actually.
2. In fact.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **index** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indeed-vs-index)
- **indie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indeed-vs-indie)
- **inked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indeed-vs-inked)
- **intend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indeed-vs-intend)
- **Indies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indeed-vs-indies)
- **induced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indeed-vs-induced)
- **indexes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indeed-vs-indexes)
- **indented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indeed-vs-indented)
- **inbred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inbred-vs-indeed)
- **indebted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indebted-vs-indeed)

## Common misspellings (8)
`idneed`, `inddeed`, `inded`, `indede`, `indeedd`, `ineded`, `inndeed`, `nideed`

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