indicesvsindicioWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: indices is a verb, indicio is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“indices” is a verb and “indicio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,562
“indices” frequency rank
#15,396
“indicio” frequency rank
50958
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indices indicio
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de indizar. Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia

Where the eye mixes indices and indicio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
indices
7 ch
indicio

Look-alike desk: indices vs indicio

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indices is [ĩn̪ˈd̪ises] while indicio is [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indices is recorded at frequency rank #35,562, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪ises]. indicio is at rank #15,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo].

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 50958, this pair ranks #100,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of indices vs indicio

Shared letters: cdin. Private to "indices": es. Private to "indicio": o.

"indices" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "indicio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indicesidnices · indcies · inddices · indicces · indicess · indicse · indiecs · indises
  • indicioidnicio · indciio · inddicio · indiccio · indicoi · indiico · indisio · inidcio

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "indices" and "indicio" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "indices" is a verb and "indicio" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "indices" vs "indicio" - which ranks higher?
"indicio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,396 in our Spanish list, against #35,562 for "indices". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "indices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "indicio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #100,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indices" and "indicio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indices vs inducen". 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 #100,447 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