indican

[ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn]

/[ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“indican” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,611
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de indicar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-indican · indican · Spanish

indican · rank #4,611 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,611
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH huesos

Nearest frequency peer: huesos (-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 “indican”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “indican” 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).

indican vs índice
57% similar
indican vs Índico
57% similar
indican vs Indira
57% similar

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

Key facts for indican
PropertyValue
Headwordindican
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,611
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “indican”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.indicancae 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 “huesos” (#4,610), “industriales” (#4,612), “Herrera” (#4,609). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “indican” va en #4,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around indican (IPA [ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,611 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de indicar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for indican, with forms such as "idnican", "indcian", and "inddican". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "índice", "Índico", "Indira", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is indican, spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de indicar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnican
  • indcian
  • inddican
  • indiacn
  • indicann
  • indiccan
  • indicna
  • inidcan
  • inndican
  • nidican

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

idnican2indcian2inddican1indiacn2indicann1indiccan1indicna2inidcan2
Edit distance from "indican"

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 "indican"?
"indican" is spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn].
What does "indican" mean?
As a verb, "indican" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de indicar.
What words are commonly confused with "indican"?
"indican" is commonly confused with "índice", "Índico", "Indira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indican"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indican" is [ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indican" come from?
"indican" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Herrera#4,609Florida#4,604existía#4,600miseria#4,626

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

llamando10 variantsofertas10 variantscobrar10 variantsbloqueo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list