Which to use
“indicado” and “indicio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,843
- “indicado” frequency rank
- #15,396
- “indicio” frequency rank
- 21239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicado | indicio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El medio que emplea el médico para combatir la enfermedad. | Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia |
Where the eye mixes indicado and indicio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. indicado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against indicio's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indicado with indicio
A purely visual mix-up. indicado ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞o]) and indicio ([ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indicado is recorded at frequency rank #5,843, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞o]. indicio is at rank #15,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo].
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 21239, this pair ranks #255,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indicado vs indicio
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "indicado": a. Private to "indicio": -.
"indicado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "indicio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indicado" and "indicio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "indicado" vs "indicio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indicio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicado" and "indicio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "idilio vs indicio". 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 #255,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.