explican

[eksˈplikãn]

/[eksˈplikãn]/ verb

The verdict

“explican” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,668
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-explican · explican · Spanish

explican · rank #6,668 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,668
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH exacta

Nearest frequency peer: exacta (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “explican”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “explican” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

explican vs explicó
75% similar
explican vs explicar
88% similar
explican vs explotan
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for explican
PropertyValue
Headwordexplican
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksˈplikãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,668
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “explican”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).explicancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “exacta” (#6,667), “exponer” (#6,669), “estuvimos” (#6,666). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “explican” va en #6,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around explican (IPA [eksˈplikãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,668 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for explican, with forms such as "epxlican", "exlpican", and "expilcan". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "explicó", "explicar", "explotan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is explican, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxlican
  • exlpican
  • expilcan
  • explcian
  • expliacn
  • explicann
  • expliccan
  • explicna
  • expllican
  • expplican
  • exxplican
  • xeplican

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explican - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epxlican2exlpican2expilcan2explcian2expliacn2explicann1expliccan1explicna2
Edit distance from "explican"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "explican"?
"explican" is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈplikãn].
What does "explican" mean?
As a verb, "explican" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar.
What words are commonly confused with "explican"?
"explican" is commonly confused with "explicó", "explicar", "explotan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "explican"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explican" is [eksˈplikãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explican" come from?
"explican" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "explican", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list