indiciovsinducidoWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#15,396
“indicio” frequency rank
#23,821
“inducido” frequency rank
39217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indicio inducido
Definition Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia Participio de inducir.

Where the eye mixes indicio and inducido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
indicio
8 ch
inducido

Visual trap between indicio and inducido

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indicio is [ĩn̪ˈd̪isjo] while inducido is [ĩn̪d̪uˈsið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39217, 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]. inducido is at rank #23,821, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪uˈsið̞o].

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 39217, this pair ranks #165,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of indicio vs inducido

Shared letters: cdino. Private to "indicio": -. Private to "inducido": u.

"indicio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "inducido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indicioidnicio · indciio · inddicio · indiccio · indicoi · indiico · indisio · inidcio
  • inducidoidnucido · indcuido · indducido · induccido · inducdio · induciddo · induciod · induicdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "indicio" and "inducido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "indicio" is a noun and "inducido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "indicio" or "inducido"?
"indicio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,396 in our Spanish list, against #23,821 for "inducido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "indicio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inducido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #165,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indicio" and "inducido" 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 #165,784 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