explicitly
"explicitly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“explicitly” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,561. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,561
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an explicit manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-explicitly · explicitly · English
explicitly · rank #7,561 · 16 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #7,561
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH explicit
Nearest frequency peer: explicit (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “explicitly”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- employ
employ
92,443 corpus weight
- enforce
enforce
92,442 corpus weight
- explicit
explicit
92,441 corpus weight
- explicitly
explicitly
92,440 corpus weight
- eyed
eyed
92,439 corpus weight
- Florence
Florence
92,438 corpus weight
What this shows “explicitly” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | explicitly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,561 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “explicitly”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around explicitly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #7,561 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an explicit manner.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for explicitly, with forms such as "epxlicitly", "exlpicitly", and "expilcitly". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "explicit", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From explicit + -ly. The correct English form is explicitly, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-I-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an explicit manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how explicitly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The fifth amendment to the United States constitution provides explicitly for the protection of private property.
Descartes's methodism with its regulative criterion leads him to explicitly deny that accidentally true belief qualifies as knowledge.
Etymology
From explicit + -ly.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epxlicitly
- exlpicitly
- expilcitly
- explciitly
- expliccitly
- explicilty
- explicitlly
- explicitlyy
- explicittly
- explicityl
- explictily
- expliictly
- expllicitly
- expplicitly
- exxplicitly
- xeplicitly
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explicitly - 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.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "explicitly", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).