Which to use
“indicadas” and “indicados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,734
- “indicadas” frequency rank
- #19,769
- “indicados” frequency rank
- 42503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicadas | indicados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de indicado, participio de indicar. | Forma del plural de indicado, participio de indicar. |
Where the eye mixes indicadas and indicados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indicadas and indicados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses indicadas with indicados
A purely visual mix-up. indicadas ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞as]) and indicados ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “indicadas” becomes o in “indicados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indicadas is recorded at frequency rank #22,734, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞as]. indicados is at rank #19,769, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞os].
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 42503, this pair ranks #147,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicadas vs indicados
Shared letters: acdins. Private to "indicadas": -. Private to "indicados": o.
"indicadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "indicados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indicadas" and "indicados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indicadas" vs "indicados" - 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 "indicadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indicados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicadas" and "indicados" 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 #147,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.