Which to use
“indicador” is an adjective and “indicados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,820
- “indicador” frequency rank
- #19,769
- “indicados” frequency rank
- 28589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicador | indicados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que indica o sirve para indicar. | Forma del plural de indicado, participio de indicar. |
Where the eye mixes indicador and indicados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indicador and indicados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between indicador and indicados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indicador is [ĩn̪d̪ikaˈð̞oɾ] while indicados is [ĩn̪d̪iˈkað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “indicador” becomes s in “indicados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indicador is recorded at frequency rank #8,820, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪ikaˈð̞oɾ]. 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 28589, this pair ranks #221,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicador vs indicados
Shared letters: acdino. Private to "indicador": r. Private to "indicados": s.
"indicador" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "indicados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indicador" and "indicados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "indicador" or "indicados"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicador" 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 #221,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicador" and "indicados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indicados 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 #221,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.