indebido

[ĩn̪d̪eˈβ̞ið̞o]

/[ĩn̪d̪eˈβ̞ið̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“indebido” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,531
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no se debe hacer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-indebido · indebido · Spanish

indebido · rank #24,531 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,531
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH incluyan

Nearest frequency peer: incluyan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “indebido”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “indebido” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

indebido vs inducido
75% similar
indebido vs indeciso
75% similar
indebido vs indebida
88% similar

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

Key facts for indebido
PropertyValue
Headwordindebido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩn̪d̪eˈβ̞ið̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,531
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “indebido”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.indebidocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “incluyan” (#24,530), “inesperadas” (#24,532), “incienso” (#24,529). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “indebido” va en #24,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around indebido (IPA [ĩn̪d̪eˈβ̞ið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,531 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for indebido, with forms such as "idnebido", "indbeido", and "inddebido". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "inducido", "indeciso", "indebida", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is indebido, spelled I-N-D-E-B-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no se debe hacer.
  2. 2
    Que no es lícito ni permitido.
  3. 3
    Lo que no se debe exigir o cobrar.
  4. 4
    Que no es producto del mérito o esfuerzo.

Synonyms

ilícitoincorrectoinjustoincorrectoinjustoinmerecido

Antonyms

exigible

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnebido
  • indbeido
  • inddebido
  • indebbido
  • indebdio
  • indebiddo
  • indebiod
  • indeibdo
  • indevido
  • inedbido
  • inndebido
  • nidebido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indebido - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

idnebido2indbeido2inddebido1indebbido1indebdio2indebiddo1indebiod2indeibdo2
Edit distance from "indebido"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indebido"?
"indebido" is spelled I-N-D-E-B-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪d̪eˈβ̞ið̞o].
What does "indebido" mean?
As an adjective, "indebido" means: Que no se debe hacer.
What words are commonly confused with "indebido"?
"indebido" is commonly confused with "inducido", "indeciso", "indebida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indebido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indebido" is [ĩn̪d̪eˈβ̞ið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indebido" come from?
"indebido" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

incluyan#24,530incienso#24,529importas#24,528ignorada#24,526

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

glándula12 variantsestantes12 variantsmontados12 variantsdeberse12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list