Which to use
“indignan” is a verb and “indignante” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,248
- “indignan” frequency rank
- #18,277
- “indignante” frequency rank
- 62525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indignan | indignante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de indignar. | Que indigna o produce indignación, enfado o rechazo por injusto u ofensivo contra la dignidad o autoestima. |
Where the eye mixes indignan and indignante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indignan runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against indignante's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indignan and indignante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indignan is [ĩn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞nãn] while indignante is [ĩn̪d̪iɣ̞ˈnãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “indignan” sits inside “indignante”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indignan is recorded at frequency rank #44,248, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞nãn]. indignante is at rank #18,277, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iɣ̞ˈnãn̪t̪e].
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 62525, this pair ranks #51,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indignan vs indignante
Shared letters: adgin. Private to "indignan": -. Private to "indignante": et.
"indignan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "indignante" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indignan ← idnignan · inddignan · indginan · indigann · indiggnan · indignann · indignnan · indingan
- indignante ← idnignante · inddignante · indginante · indigannte · indiggnante · indignanet · indignannte · indignantte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indignan" for "indignante" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indignan" vs "indignante" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indignan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indignante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indignan" and "indignante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indignan vs indigno". 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 #51,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.