Which to use
“indicaban” is a verb and “indicadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,409
- “indicaban” frequency rank
- #22,734
- “indicadas” frequency rank
- 51143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicaban | indicadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de indicar. | Forma del femenino plural de indicado, participio de indicar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set indicaban and indicadas apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indicaban is [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞ãn] while indicadas is [ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indicaban is recorded at frequency rank #28,409, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞ãn]. 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 51143, this pair ranks #99,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicaban vs indicadas
Shared letters: acdin. Private to "indicaban": b. Private to "indicadas": s.
"indicaban" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "indicadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering indicaban vs indicadas
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “indicaban”; for a participle, it's “indicadas”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “indicaban” entry
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