# incitar vs indicar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### incitar
*verb · IPA /ĩ.si.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #27,887*
instigar

### indicar
*verb · IPA /ĩ.di.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #4,240*
apontar, mostrar, revelar:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/incitar-vs-indicar