índice

/[ˈĩn̪d̪ise]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,915

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

índice is aSpanishnoun. It means: Dedo índice. Pronounced [ˈĩn̪d̪ise]. It ranks #2,915 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with indio and Indie.

Key facts for índice
PropertyValue
Headwordíndice
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈĩn̪d̪ise]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,915
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of índice in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for índice is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈĩn̪d̪ise]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,915 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for índice, with forms such as "nídice", "ídnice", and "índcie". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "indio", "Indie", "indios", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is índice, spelled Í-N-D-I-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dedo índice.
  2. 2
    Indicio o señal de una cosa.
  3. 3
    Lista o enumeración breve, por orden, de libros, capítulos, o cosas notables.
  4. 4
    Catálogo contenido en uno o muchos volúmenes, en el cual, por orden alfabético o cronológico, están escritos los autores o materias de las obras que se conservan en una biblioteca, y sirve para hallarlos con facilidad y franquearlos con prontitud a cuantos los buscan o piden.
  5. 5
    Pieza o departamento donde está el catálogo, etc., en las bibliotecas públicas.
  6. 6
    Cada una de las manecillas de un reloj y, en general, las agujas y otros elementos indicadores de los instrumentos graduados, tales como barómetros, termómetros, higrómetros, etc.
  7. 7
    Gnomon de un cuadrante solar.
  8. 8
    Número o letra que se coloca en la abertura del signo radical y sirve para indicar el grado de la raíz.
  9. 9
    Lista ordenada de palabras o artículos que indica donde se encuentran.
  10. 10
    Símbolo de la mano derecha, también llamado puño.^([cita requerida])

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nídice,ídnice,índcie,índdice,índicce,índiec,índise,ínidce,ínndice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for índice

Misspelling Variants of "índice"

nídice6ídnice6índcie6índdice7índicce7índiec6índise6ínidce6
Misspelling Variants of "índice"

Frequency rank: #2,915 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "índice"?
"índice" is spelled Í-N-D-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈĩn̪d̪ise].
What does "índice" mean?
As a noun, "índice" means: Dedo índice.
What words are commonly confused with "índice"?
"índice" is commonly confused with "indio", "Indie", "indios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "índice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "índice" is [ˈĩn̪d̪ise]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "índice" come from?
"índice" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.