Which to use
“indicaban” and “indican” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,409
- “indicaban” frequency rank
- #4,611
- “indican” frequency rank
- 33020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicaban | indican |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de indicar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de indicar. |
Where the eye mixes indicaban and indican
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indicaban runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against indican's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: indicaban vs indican
A purely visual mix-up. indicaban ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkaβ̞ãn]) and indican ([ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33020, 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]. indican is at rank #4,611, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn].
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 33020, this pair ranks #198,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicaban vs indican
Shared letters: acdin. Private to "indicaban": b. Private to "indican": -.
"indicaban" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "indican" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indicaban" for "indican" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indicaban" vs "indican" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "indicaban" and "indican" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indican" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicaban" and "indican" 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 #198,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.