indicar

/ĩ.di.ˈkaɾ/

//ĩ.di.ˈkaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“indicar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,240. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,240
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - apontar, mostrar, revelar:

Corpus desk

Index PT-indicar · indicar · Portuguese

indicar · rank #4,240 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,240
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH hino

Nearest frequency peer: hino (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “indicar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “indicar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

indicar vs índice
57% similar
indicar vs iniciar
71% similar
indicar vs indução
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for indicar
PropertyValue
Headwordindicar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ĩ.di.ˈkaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,240
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “indicar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.indicarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “hino” (#4,238), “grátis” (#4,237), “libertação” (#4,243). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “indicar” fica em #4,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around indicar (IPA /ĩ.di.ˈkaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,240 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for indicar, with forms such as "idnicar", "indciar", and "inddicar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "índice", "iniciar", "indução", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is indicar, spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    apontar, mostrar, revelar:
  2. 2
    aconselhar:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how indicar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A placa indicava o caminho.
  2. Ele indicou um rumo para a minha vida.

This word in other languages

indicate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnicar
  • indciar
  • inddicar
  • indiacr
  • indicarr
  • indiccar
  • indicra
  • inidcar
  • inndicar
  • nidicar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indicar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

idnicar2indciar2inddicar1indiacr2indicarr1indiccar1indicra2inidcar2
Edit distance from "indicar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indicar"?
"indicar" is spelled I-N-D-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.di.ˈkaɾ/.
What does "indicar" mean?
As a verb, "indicar" means: apontar, mostrar, revelar:
What words are commonly confused with "indicar"?
"indicar" is commonly confused with "índice", "iniciar", "indução". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indicar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indicar" is /ĩ.di.ˈkaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indicar" come from?
"indicar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "indicar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fechada#4,235máscara#4,254segurar#4,268tráfico#4,273

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

extinção10 variantsassociado10 variantsauxiliar10 variantsretrato10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list