explicative
adjective, noun
explicative is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-V-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, explicative means “Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in explicative?
| Letters | 11: E-X-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is explicative?
Explicative appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of explicative
- more explicative comparative
- most explicative superlative
- explicatives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does explicative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
The witness was explicative in telling the police what he saw.
noun
- 1
An explicative term or expression.
- 2
nonstandardAn expletive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does explicative come from?
From Latin explicātīvus, from explicō (“to unfold, open out”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).