# indica

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪn.dɪ.kə/ · frequency rank #34,935

## Definitions
1. Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.
2. Marijuana of the species Cannabis indica.

## Etymology
From Latin indica, from being associated with the Indian Subcontinent.

## Easily confused with
- **indie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indie)
- **Indra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indra)
- **indio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indio)
- **Indies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indies)
- **induce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-induce)
- **indigo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indigo)
- **Indira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indira)
- **indict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indict)
- **indices** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indices)
- **indicate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indicate)
- **Inca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inca-vs-indica)
- **Indi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indi-vs-indica)
- **India** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/india-vs-indica)
- **Indian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indian-vs-indica)
- **Indiana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indiana-vs-indica)

## Common misspellings (8)
`idnica`, `indcia`, `inddica`, `indiac`, `indicca`, `inidca`, `inndica`, `nidica`

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