# Indies

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪndiz/ · frequency rank #10,868

## Definitions
1. The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
2. The West Indies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands of the Caribbean.
3. The Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.

## Etymology
From Latin India.

## Easily confused with
- **Indus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indies-vs-indus)
- **indio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indies-vs-indio)
- **indigo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indies-vs-indigo)
- **Indira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indies-vs-indira)
- **insides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indies-vs-insides)
- **Indi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indi-vs-indies)
- **ides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ides-vs-indies)
- **India** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/india-vs-indies)
- **index** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/index-vs-indies)
- **indie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indie-vs-indies)
- **Indian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indian-vs-indies)
- **indeed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indeed-vs-indies)
- **inches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inches-vs-indies)
- **indica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indica-vs-indies)
- **indict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indict-vs-indies)
- **indices** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indices-vs-indies)
- **indexes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indexes-vs-indies)

## Common misspellings (8)
`idnies`, `inddies`, `indeis`, `indiess`, `indise`, `inides`, `inndies`, `nidies`

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