Which to use
“indios” and “íntimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,190
- “indios” frequency rank
- #17,577
- “íntimos” frequency rank
- 20767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indios | íntimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de indio. | Forma del masculino plural de íntimo. |
Where the eye mixes indios and íntimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: indios vs íntimos
A purely visual mix-up. indios ([ˈĩn̪d̪jos]) and íntimos ([ˈĩn̪t̪imos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indios is recorded at frequency rank #3,190, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈĩn̪d̪jos]. íntimos is at rank #17,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈĩn̪t̪imos].
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 20767, this pair ranks #257,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indios vs íntimos
Shared letters: inos. Private to "indios": d. Private to "íntimos": mtí.
"indios" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "íntimos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indios ← idnios · inddios · indioss · indiso · indois · inidos · inndios · nidios
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indios" for "íntimos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indios" vs "íntimos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "íntimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indios" and "íntimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intima vs íntimos". 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 #257,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.