Spanish word

indexar

Pronunciation

IPA/indekˈsaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbindex

Example

Necesitamos indexar los documentos.

We need to index the documents.

Illustration for indexar (index)

More examples

¿Puedes indexar estas notas para que las encuentre rápido?

Can you index these notes so I can find them quickly?

Core concept

Recording an item under a heading in an index.

Common phrases

  • indexar notas

    index notes

  • indexar favoritos

    index favorites

Similar words

catalogar: Creates a systematic list grouping resources by category or function.
archivar: Stores documents or data in an archive or file for organized preservation.
etiquetar: Adds a label or tag to an item so it can be recognized at a glance.
registrar: Documents facts or transactions in a formal log for legal or institutional record.

Definition in Spanish

Asignar o registrar entradas en un índice para ordenar información y facilitar su localización, o usar un índice como referencia para ajustar valores.

Word origin

From the noun índice (Latin index) plus suffix -ar, originally meaning to register entries for lookup and later extended to technical senses such as adjusting figures by reference to an index.

Usage tips

  • Speakers often say hacer un índice for a book index, while indexar occurs in archival, database, and financial contexts and commonly takes the construction indexar X a Y to mean 'adjust X to Y'.

Opposites

  • desindexardeindexverb

Related words

  • indexaciónindexingnoun
  • indexableindexableadjective

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