índice
[ˈĩn̪d̪ise]
The verdict
“índice” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,915 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,915
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dedo índice.
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 | índice |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈĩn̪d̪ise] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “índice” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for índice is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for índice, with forms such as "nídice", "ídnice", and "índcie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "indio", "Indie", "indios", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is índice, spelled Í-N-D-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Dedo índice.
- 2Indicio o señal de una cosa.
- 3Lista o enumeración breve, por orden, de libros, capítulos, o cosas notables.
- 4Catálogo 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.
- 5Pieza o departamento donde está el catálogo, etc., en las bibliotecas públicas.
- 6Cada 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.
- 7Gnomon de un cuadrante solar.
- 8Número o letra que se coloca en la abertura del signo radical y sirve para indicar el grado de la raíz.
- 9Lista ordenada de palabras o artículos que indica donde se encuentran.
- 10Símbolo de la mano derecha, también llamado puño.^([cita requerida])
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nídice,ídnice,índcie,índdice,índicce,índiec,índise,ínidce,ínndice
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of índice - 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “índice”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Í-N-D-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈĩn̪d̪ise] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “indio” - see the side-by-side comparison. índice vs indio
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.