Which to use
“indicaba” and “indicaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,617
- “indicaba” frequency rank
- #28,409
- “indicaban” frequency rank
- 45026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicaba | indicaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de indicar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de indicar. |
Where the eye mixes indicaba and indicaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indicaba runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against indicaban's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: indicaba vs indicaban
A purely visual mix-up. indicaba ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞a]) and indicaban ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “indicaba” sits inside “indicaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indicaba is recorded at frequency rank #16,617, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞a]. indicaban is at rank #28,409, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞ãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45026, this pair ranks #133,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicaba vs indicaban
Shared letters: abcdin. Private to "indicaba": -. Private to "indicaban": -.
"indicaba" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "indicaban" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indicaba" and "indicaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "indicaba" or "indicaban"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indicaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicaba" and "indicaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indicaban vs indicará". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #133,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.