Indra
"indra" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Indra” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #35,354 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #35,354
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The supreme deity in Vedism and the god of war and weather; also King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism.
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 | Indra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #35,354 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Indra” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Indra is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #35,354 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Indra, with forms such as "idnra", "indar", and "inddra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "IRA", "Indy", "inga", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Sanskrit इन्द्र (índra). The correct English form is Indra, spelled I-N-D-R-A.
Definition
- 1The supreme deity in Vedism and the god of war and weather; also King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism.
- 2a daeva who is second only to Angra Mainyu in the demonic hierarchy.
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit इन्द्र (índra).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: idnra,indar,inddra,indrra,inndra,inrda,nidra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Indra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Indra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-D-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “IRA” - see the side-by-side comparison. Indra vs IRA
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.