Which to use
“indignado” is an adjective and “indignados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,618
- “indignado” frequency rank
- #20,085
- “indignados” frequency rank
- 36703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indignado | indignados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enfadado con gran vehemencia por alguna afrenta u ofensa, real o percibida, contra el sentido de justicia y la dignidad propia o ajena. | Forma del plural de indignado, participio de indignar o de indignarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set indignado and indignados apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indignado is [ĩn̪d̪iɣ̞ˈnað̞o] while indignados is [ĩn̪d̪iɣ̞ˈnað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “indignado” sits inside “indignados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indignado is recorded at frequency rank #16,618, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iɣ̞ˈnað̞o]. indignados is at rank #20,085, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iɣ̞ˈnað̞os].
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 36703, this pair ranks #179,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indignado vs indignados
Shared letters: adgino. Private to "indignado": -. Private to "indignados": s.
"indignado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "indignados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indignado ← idnignado · inddignado · indginado · indigando · indiggnado · indignaddo · indignaod · indigndao
- indignados ← idnignados · inddignados · indginados · indigandos · indiggnados · indignaddos · indignadoss · indignadso
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering indignado vs indignados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “indignado”; for a participle, it's “indignados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “indignado” entry
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