indicio
[ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]
The verdict
“indicio” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,396 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,396
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indicio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “indicio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for indicio is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,396 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for indicio, with forms such as "idnicio", "indciio", and "inddicio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "indio", "inicio", "inicia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is indicio, spelled I-N-D-I-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia
- 2Cantidad pequeña hasta el punto de ser negligible
- 3Signo que denota el objeto al que remite por virtud de una conexión real y habitual entre ambos, como el humo denota la existencia de fuego
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: idnicio,indciio,inddicio,indiccio,indicoi,indiico,indisio,inidcio,inndicio,nidicio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indicio - 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.
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.
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Using “indicio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-D-I-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “indio” - see the side-by-side comparison. indicio vs indio
- 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.