# exploratory

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɛkˈsplɒɹ.ə.tə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #22,964

## Definitions
1. Serving to explore or investigate.

## Etymology
From explore + -atory.

## Easily confused with
- **explanatory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/explanatory-vs-exploratory)

## Common misspellings (17)
`epxloratory`, `exlporatory`, `explloratory`, `exploartory`, `exploraotry`, `exploratorry`, `exploratoryy`, `exploratoyr`, `exploratroy`, `explorattory`, `explorratory`, `explortaory`, `explroatory`, `expolratory`, `expploratory`, `exxploratory`, `xeploratory`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exploratory