Which to use
“indicaba” is a verb and “indicadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,617
- “indicaba” frequency rank
- #22,734
- “indicadas” frequency rank
- 39351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicaba | indicadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de indicar. | Forma del femenino plural de indicado, participio de indicar. |
Where the eye mixes indicaba and indicadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between indicaba and indicadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indicaba is [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞a] while indicadas is [ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39351, 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]. indicadas is at rank #22,734, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞as].
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 39351, this pair ranks #165,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicaba vs indicadas
Shared letters: acdin. Private to "indicaba": b. Private to "indicadas": s.
"indicaba" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "indicadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indicaba" for "indicadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "indicaba" or "indicadas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indicadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicaba" and "indicadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indicadas vs indicamos". 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 #165,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.