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 eye mixes indignado and indignados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. indignado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against indignados's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: indignado vs indignados
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indignado" and "indignados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "indignado" or "indignados"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "indignado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indignados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indignado" and "indignados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indignado vs indignan". 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 #179,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.