explicar
Spanish, verb/eɡspliˈkaɾ/
explicar is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-R (8 letters) and appears 47 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,851st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Explicar is a Spanish verb meaning “to explain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Declarar, exponer una persona lo que piensa”.
What does explicar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to explain
Near-synonyms: aclarar, describir, detallar, desglosar, simplificar
- 2
to explain oneself
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 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.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of explicar
- explico first-person present singular
- expliqué first-person preterite singular
- explicado participle past
- c-qu alternation
- explicando gerund
- explicada feminine participle past
- explicados masculine participle past
- explicadas feminine participle past
- explicas indicative informal present
- explicás indicative informal present
- explica indicative present singular
- explicamos first-person indicative plural
- explicáis indicative plural present
- explican indicative plural present
- explicaba first-person imperfect indicative
- explicabas imperfect indicative second-person
- explicábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- explicabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce explicar?
- /eɡspliˈkaɾ/
- [eɣ̞s.pliˈkaɾ]
- /espliˈkaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to explicar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is explicar in Spanish?
explicar appears 47 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).