Which to use
“indicio” and “indicios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,396
- “indicio” frequency rank
- #10,005
- “indicios” frequency rank
- 25401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indicio | indicios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia | Forma del plural de indicio. |
Where the eye mixes indicio and indicios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indicio runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against indicios's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: indicio vs indicios
A purely visual mix-up. indicio ([ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]) and indicios ([ĩn̪ˈd̪isjos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “indicio” sits inside “indicios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indicio is recorded at frequency rank #15,396, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo]. indicios is at rank #10,005, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjos].
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 25401, this pair ranks #236,594 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indicio vs indicios
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "indicio": -. Private to "indicios": s.
"indicio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "indicios" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indicio" and "indicios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "indicio" or "indicios" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indicio" and "indicios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indicio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indicios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,594 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indicio" and "indicios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "idilio vs indicio". 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 #236,594 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.