explicar
[ekspliˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“explicar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,850 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #1,850
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Declarar, exponer una persona lo que piensa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| 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) |
Where “explicar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for explicar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekspliˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,850 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Declarar, exponer una persona lo que piensa.
- 2Expresar un tema con palabras sencillas para facilitar su entendimiento.
- 3Expresar las causas o motivos de algo.
- 4Impartir lecciones en la cátedra.
- 5Justificar una conducta expresando que no hubo en ella voluntad de agravio.
- 6Alcanzar cabal conocimiento de algo, darse cuenta o comprenderlo.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “explicar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-P-L-I-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekspliˈkaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “explicó” - see the side-by-side comparison. explicar vs explicó
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.