Which to use
“indican” and “indicar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,611
- “indican” frequency rank
- #6,315
- “indicar” frequency rank
- 10926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indican | indicar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de indicar. | Designar algún objeto. |
Where the eye mixes indican and indicar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: indican vs indicar
A purely visual mix-up. indican ([ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn]) and indicar ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾ]) 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 - n in “indican” becomes r in “indicar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indican is recorded at frequency rank #4,611, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn]. indicar is at rank #6,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾ].
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 10926, this pair ranks #296,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indican vs indicar
Shared letters: acdin. Private to "indican": -. Private to "indicar": r.
"indican" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "indicar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indican" and "indicar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "indican" or "indicar"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "indican" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indicar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indican" and "indicar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indicar vs Indira". 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 #296,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.