Which to use
“indication” and “indignation” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,482
- “indication” frequency rank
- #26,125
- “indignation” frequency rank
- 32607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indication | indignation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An act of pointing out or indicating. | An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice. |
Where the eye mixes indication and indignation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: indication vs indignation
A purely visual mix-up. indication (/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/) and indignation (/ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indication is recorded at frequency rank #6,482, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/. indignation is at rank #26,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32607, this pair ranks #336,398 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indication vs indignation
Shared letters: adinot. Private to "indication": c. Private to "indignation": g.
"indication" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "indignation" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indication ← idnication · indciation · inddication · indiaction · indicaiton · indicasion · indicatino · indicationn
- indignation ← idnignation · inddignation · indgination · indigantion · indiggnation · indignaiton · indignasion · indignatino
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indication" for "indignation" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indication" vs "indignation" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "indication" and "indignation" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indication" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indignation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,398 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indication" and "indignation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indigestion vs indignation". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #336,398 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.