Which to use
“indício” is a noun and “índio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,758
- “indício” frequency rank
- #7,719
- “índio” frequency rank
- 27477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indício | índio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vestígio, laivo | pertencente ou relativo aos índios |
Letter map: indício vs índio
Shared letters muted; letters that set indício and índio apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for indício / índio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: indício is anoun and índioanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indício is recorded at frequency rank #19,758, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ˈdi.sju/. índio is at rank #7,719, tagged as anadj.
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 27477, this pair ranks #41,481 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indício vs índio
Shared letters: dinoí. Private to "indício": c. Private to "índio": -.
"indício" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "índio" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indício" for "índio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indício" vs "índio" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "indício" vs "índio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "indício" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "índio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,481 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indício" and "índio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "índio vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,481 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.