# Indy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪndi/ · frequency rank #13,935

## Definitions
1. Indianapolis.
2. The fictional archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones.
3. The Independent, a British newspaper.

## Etymology
Clipping of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Independent + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **ink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-ink)
- **inn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-inn)
- **ins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-ins)
- **ivy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-ivy)
- **int** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-int)
- **ISD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-isd)
- **into** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-into)
- **info** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-info)
- **Izzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-izzy)
- **inns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-inns)
- **init** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-init)
- **Inez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-inez)
- **inga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-inga)
- **inky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-inky)
- **inna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-inna)
- **itty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-itty)
- **inlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-inlay)
- **in** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/in-vs-indy)
- **ID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/id-vs-indy)
- **I'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-d-vs-indy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`idny`, `inddy`, `indyy`, `inndy`, `inyd`, `nidy`

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