indicaba

/[ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,617

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

indicaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de indicar. Pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞a]. Often confused with indican and indicar.

Key facts for indicaba
PropertyValue
Headwordindicaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,617
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of indicaba in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for indicaba is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,617 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for indicaba, with forms such as "idnicaba", "indciaba", and "inddicaba". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "indican", "indicar", "indicado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is indicaba, spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de indicar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de indicar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnicaba,indciaba,inddicaba,indiacba,indicaab,indicabba,indicava,indicbaa,indiccaba,inidcaba,inndicaba,nidicaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for indicaba

Misspelling Variants of "indicaba"

idnicaba8indciaba8inddicaba9indiacba8indicaab8indicabba9indicava8indicbaa8
Misspelling Variants of "indicaba"

Frequency rank: #16,617 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indicaba"?
"indicaba" is spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞a].
What does "indicaba" mean?
As a verb, "indicaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de indicar.
What words are commonly confused with "indicaba"?
"indicaba" is commonly confused with "indican", "indicar", "indicado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indicaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indicaba" is [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indicaba" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.