indicarvsindicaríaWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“indicar” and “indicaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,315
“indicar” frequency rank
#45,382
“indicaría” frequency rank
51697
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indicar indicaría
Definition Designar algún objeto. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de indicar.

Where the eye mixes indicar and indicaría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indicar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against indicaría's 9 (VCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
indicar
9 ch
indicaría

Visual trap between indicar and indicaría

A purely visual mix-up. indicar ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾ]) and indicaría ([ĩn̪d̪ikaˈɾia]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “indicar” sits inside “indicaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indicar is recorded at frequency rank #6,315, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾ]. indicaría is at rank #45,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪ikaˈɾia].

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 51697, this pair ranks #96,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of indicar vs indicaría

Shared letters: acdinr. Private to "indicar": -. Private to "indicaría": í.

"indicar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "indicaría" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indicar ← idnicar · indciar · inddicar · indiacr · indicarr · indiccar · indicra · inidcar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "indicar" and "indicaría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾ] versus [ĩn̪d̪ikaˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "indicar" or "indicaría"?
"indicar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,315 in our Spanish list, against #45,382 for "indicaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "indicar" and "indicaría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "indicar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "indicaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #96,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indicar" and "indicaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indicaría vs iniciaría". 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 #96,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list