Similar words
pobreza
indigencia implies more extreme or destitute poverty; pobreza is the general word.
Similar in other languages
French
pauvreté
pauvreté is the French word for the same thing — both mean "poverty."
Portuguese
pobreza
pobreza is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "poverty."
Practice
1 What does indigencia mean?
poverty
2 Fill the gap: Vive en la ___.
Full sentence: Vive en la indigencia. (He lives in poverty.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches indigencia?
indigencia: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.