Which to use
“indicación” and “indicaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,068
- “indicación” frequency rank
- #9,661
- “indicaciones” frequency rank
- 22729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicación | indicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de indicar. | Forma del plural de indicación |
Where the eye mixes indicación and indicaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. indicación runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVVC) against indicaciones's 12 (VCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indicación and indicaciones
A purely visual mix-up. indicación ([ĩn̪d̪ikaˈsjõn]) and indicaciones ([ĩn̪d̪ikaˈsjones]) 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 22729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indicación is recorded at frequency rank #13,068, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪ikaˈsjõn]. indicaciones is at rank #9,661, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪ikaˈsjones].
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 22729, this pair ranks #248,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indicación vs indicaciones
Shared letters: acdin. Private to "indicación": ó. Private to "indicaciones": eos.
"indicación" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "indicaciones" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indicaciones ← idnicaciones · indciaciones · inddicaciones · indiacciones · indicacciones · indicacinoes · indicacioens · indicacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indicación" for "indicaciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indicación" vs "indicaciones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indicaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicación" and "indicaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indagación vs indicación". 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 #248,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.