indicarávsindicaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,975
“indicará” frequency rank
#19,144
“indicaron” frequency rank
61119
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indicará indicaron
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de indicar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de indicar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set indicará and indicaron apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
indicará
9 ch
indicaron

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. indicará ([ĩn̪d̪ikaˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indicará is recorded at frequency rank #41,975, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪ikaˈɾa]. 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 61119, this pair ranks #56,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of indicará vs indicaron

Shared letters: acdinr. Private to "indicará": á. Private to "indicaron": o.

"indicará" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "indicaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indicaronidnicaron · indciaron · inddicaron · indiacron · indicaorn · indicarno · indicaronn · indicarron

Frequency comparison

indicará#41,975
indicaron#19,144

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "indicará" and "indicaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪d̪ikaˈɾa] versus [ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "indicará" or "indicaron"?
"indicaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,144 in our Spanish list, against #41,975 for "indicará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering indicará vs indicaron

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “indicará” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list