indicio

[ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]

/[ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]/ noun

The verdict

“indicio” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,396. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,396
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia

Corpus desk

Index ES-indicio · indicio · Spanish

indicio · rank #15,396 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,396
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH Indiana

Nearest frequency peer: Indiana (-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 “indicio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “indicio” 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).

indicio vs indio
71% similar
indicio vs inicio
86% similar
indicio vs inicia
71% similar

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

Key facts for indicio
PropertyValue
Headwordindicio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,396
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “indicio”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).indiciocae 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 “Indiana” (#15,395), “indudablemente” (#15,397), “independentistas” (#15,394). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “indicio” va en #15,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around indicio (IPA [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,396 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia
  2. 2
    Cantidad pequeña hasta el punto de ser negligible
  3. 3
    Signo 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

Synonyms

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.

idnicio2indciio2inddicio1indiccio1indicoi2indiico2indisio1inidcio2
Edit distance from "indicio"

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 "indicio"?
"indicio" is spelled I-N-D-I-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo].
What does "indicio" mean?
As a noun, "indicio" means: Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia
What words are commonly confused with "indicio"?
"indicio" is commonly confused with "indio", "inicio", "inicia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indicio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indicio" is [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indicio" come from?
"indicio" 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 "indicio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list