indeciso

[ĩn̪d̪eˈsiso]

/[ĩn̪d̪eˈsiso]/ adj

The verdict

“indeciso” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,038 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#28,038
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que le cuesta mucho tomar decisiones.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

indeciso vs indicio
75% similar
indeciso vs inducido
75% similar
indeciso vs indecisos
89% similar

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

Key facts for indeciso
PropertyValue
Headwordindeciso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩn̪d̪eˈsiso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,038
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “indeciso” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for indeciso is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪d̪eˈsiso]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,038 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que le cuesta mucho tomar decisiones.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for indeciso, with forms such as "idneciso", "indceiso", and "inddeciso". 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, "indicio", "inducido", "indecisos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is indeciso, spelled I-N-D-E-C-I-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que le cuesta mucho tomar decisiones.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idneciso,indceiso,inddeciso,indecciso,indecios,indecisso,indecsio,indeicso,indesiso,inedciso,inndeciso,nideciso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indeciso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

idneciso2indceiso2inddeciso1indecciso1indecios2indecisso1indecsio2indeicso2
Edit distance from "indeciso"

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 "indeciso"?
"indeciso" is spelled I-N-D-E-C-I-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪d̪eˈsiso].
What does "indeciso" mean?
As an adjective, "indeciso" means: Que le cuesta mucho tomar decisiones.
What words are commonly confused with "indeciso"?
"indeciso" is commonly confused with "indicio", "inducido", "indecisos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indeciso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indeciso" is [ĩn̪d̪eˈsiso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indeciso" come from?
"indeciso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “indeciso”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-D-E-C-I-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩn̪d̪eˈsiso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “indicio” - see the side-by-side comparison. indeciso vs indicio
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list