Which to use
“indican” is a verb and “índice” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,611
- “indican” frequency rank
- #2,915
- “índice” frequency rank
- 7526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indican | índice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de indicar. | Dedo índice. |
Where the eye mixes indican and índice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between indican and índice
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indican is [ĩn̪ˈd̪ikãn] while índice is [ˈĩn̪d̪ise]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7526, 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]. índice is at rank #2,915, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈĩn̪d̪ise].
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 7526, this pair ranks #307,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indican vs índice
Shared letters: cdin. Private to "indican": a. Private to "índice": eí.
"indican" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "índice" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indican ← idnican · indcian · inddican · indiacn · indicann · indiccan · indicna · inidcan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indican" for "índice" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "indican" or "índice" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indican" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "índice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indican" and "índice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indican 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 #307,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.