índice
Spanish, noun
índice is spelled Í-N-D-I-C-E (6 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,872nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Índice is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “index” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, indice is a different word: “first/third-person singular present subjunctive”. With an accent, indicé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of indizar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dedo índice”.
What does índice mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineindex
- 2
masculineindex finger
- 3
masculinehand, needle
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of indizar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dedo índice. 2. Indicio o señal de una cosa. 3. Lista o enumeración breve, por orden, de libros, capítulos, o cosas notables. 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.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of índice
- índices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to índice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is índice in Spanish?
índice appears 29 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).