índigo
Spanish, noun/ˈindiɡo/
índigo is spelled Í-N-D-I-G-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,064th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Índigo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “indigo (color/colour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Color azul muy intenso, próximo al violeta”.
What does índigo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineindigo (color/colour)
- 2
masculineindigo (plant)
adjective
- 1
indigo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Color azul muy intenso, próximo al violeta. 2. (Indigofera tinctoria) Arbusto asiático, de la familia de las fabáceas, cultivado desde la Antigüedad por el pigmento de intenso color azul que se obtiene de la fermentación de sus hojas. Es una planta perenne en climas adecuadas, con hojas pinnadas de color verde intenso e inflorescencias en espiga de vistoso color rosado. Por su capacidad de fijar el nitrógeno en el suelo, se cultiva en rotación 3. Pigmento azul obtenido de esta planta.
adjective: 1. De color de índigo.
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 índigo
- índigos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce índigo?
- /ˈindiɡo/
- [ˈĩn̪.d̪i.ɣ̞o]
- [ˈĩn̪d̪iɣ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to índigo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is índigo in Spanish?
índigo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).