Which to use
“indicar” and “indicaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,315
- “indicar” frequency rank
- #19,144
- “indicaron” frequency rank
- 25459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicar | indicaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Designar algún objeto. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de indicar. |
Where the eye mixes indicar and indicaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indicar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against indicaron's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: indicar vs indicaron
A purely visual mix-up. indicar ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾ]) and indicaron ([ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾõn]) 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 “indicaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25459, 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]. indicaron is at rank #19,144, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾõn].
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 25459, this pair ranks #236,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicar vs indicaron
Shared letters: acdinr. Private to "indicar": -. Private to "indicaron": o.
"indicar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "indicaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indicar" for "indicaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indicar" vs "indicaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indicar" and "indicaron" 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 "indicaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicar" and "indicaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indicamos vs indicaron". 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 #236,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.