indication

/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/

//ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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"indication" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“indication” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,482
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of pointing out or indicating.

Corpus desk

Index EN-indication · indication · English

indication · rank #6,482 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,482
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH independently

Nearest frequency peer: independently (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “indication”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “indication” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

indication vs indicator
80% similar
indication vs induction
80% similar
indication vs invitation
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for indication
PropertyValue
Headwordindication
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,482
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “indication”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).indicationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “independently” (#6,481), “insisted” (#6,483), “hull” (#6,480). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “indication” is #6,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around indication (IPA /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,482 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for indication, with forms such as "idnication", "indciation", and "inddication". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "indicator", "induction", "invitation", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione. By surface anal… The correct English form is indication, spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An act of pointing out or indicating.
  2. 2
    A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
  3. 3
    A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
  4. 4
    A discovery made; information.
  5. 5
    An explanation; a display.
  6. 6
    Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure).
  7. 7
    A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how indication appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There's no indication that the fire was caused by criminals.
  2. All the indications point to drink-driving as the cause of the accident.

Etymology

From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione. By surface analysis, indicate + -ion.

Synonyms

demonstrationevidencemarkproofsignsignaltokenpatteran

This word in other languages

indicación(Español)indication(Français)Indiz(Deutsch)símbolo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnication
  • indciation
  • inddication
  • indiaction
  • indicaiton
  • indicasion
  • indicatino
  • indicationn
  • indicatoin
  • indicattion
  • indiccation
  • indictaion
  • inidcation
  • inndication
  • nidication

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indication - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

idnication2indciation2inddication1indiaction2indicaiton2indicasion1indicatino2indicationn1
Edit distance from "indication"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indication"?
"indication" is spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does "indication" mean?
As a noun, "indication" means: An act of pointing out or indicating.
What words are commonly confused with "indication"?
"indication" is commonly confused with "indicator", "induction", "invitation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indication"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indication" is /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "indication"?
From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione. By su... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "indication", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list