explica

/[eksˈplika]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,677

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

explica is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar. Pronounced [eksˈplika]. It ranks #1,677 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with explicó and explota.

Key facts for explica
PropertyValue
Headwordexplica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksˈplika]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,677
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of explica in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for explica is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksˈplika]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,677 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for explica, with forms such as "epxlica", "exlpica", and "expilca". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "explicó", "explota", "explora", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is explica, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de explicar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epxlica,exlpica,expilca,explcia,expliac,explicca,expllica,expplica,exxplica,xeplica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for explica

Misspelling Variants of "explica"

epxlica7exlpica7expilca7explcia7expliac7explicca8expllica8expplica8
Misspelling Variants of "explica"

Frequency rank: #1,677 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "explica"?
"explica" is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈplika].
What does "explica" mean?
As a verb, "explica" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar.
What words are commonly confused with "explica"?
"explica" is commonly confused with "explicó", "explota", "explora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "explica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explica" is [eksˈplika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explica" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.