explicar

Name: explicar, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ekspliˈkaɾ]

/[ekspliˈkaɾ]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“explicar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,850. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,850
frequency rank, Spanish: 5,243
“E” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Declarar, exponer una persona lo que piensa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-explicar · explicar · Spanish

explicar · rank #1,850 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #1,850
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,243
PHOTO-FINISH estrellas

Nearest frequency peer: estrellas (-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.

división

98,154
enemigo

98,153
estrellas

98,152
explicar

98,151
foro

98,150
frecuencia

98,149

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

explicar vs explicó

75% similar

explicar vs explotar

75% similar

explicar vs explorar

75% similar

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

Key facts for explicar
Property	Value
Headword	explicar
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ekspliˈkaɾ]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#1,850
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	14
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “explicar”

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

#1,850

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “estrellas” (#1,849), “foro” (#1,851), “enemigo” (#1,848). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “explicar” va en #1,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around explicar (IPA [ekspliˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,850 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for explicar, with forms such as "epxlicar", "exlpicar", and "expilcar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "explicó", "explotar", "explorar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is explicar, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-R.

Definition

1
Declarar, exponer una persona lo que piensa.
2
Expresar un tema con palabras sencillas para facilitar su entendimiento.
3
Expresar las causas o motivos de algo.
4
Impartir lecciones en la cátedra.
5
Justificar una conducta expresando que no hubo en ella voluntad de agravio.
6
Alcanzar cabal conocimiento de algo, darse cuenta o comprenderlo.

This word in other languages

explain(English)expliquer(Français)erklären(Deutsch)desenrolar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

epxlicar
exlpicar
expilcar
explciar
expliacr
explicarr
expliccar
explicra
expllicar
expplicar
exxplicar
xeplicar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explicar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "explicar"

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 "explicar"?

"explicar" is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ekspliˈkaɾ].

What does "explicar" mean?

As a verb, "explicar" means: Declarar, exponer una persona lo que piensa.

What words are commonly confused with "explicar"?

"explicar" is commonly confused with "explicó", "explotar", "explorar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "explicar"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explicar" is [ekspliˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "explicar" come from?

"explicar" 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 "explicar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

división#1,847 alcanzar#1,835 resolver#1,829 religión#1,879

Similar misspelling depth

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

estrellas12 variants intentar12 variants González12 variants clientes12 variants