explícito
[eksˈplisit̪o]
The verdict
“explícito” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,581
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que expresa o manifiesta algo de un modo directo y claro.
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 | explícito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eksˈplisit̪o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #16,581 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “explícito” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around explícito (IPA [eksˈplisit̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,581 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for explícito, with forms such as "epxlícito", "exlpícito", and "explcíito". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "explicó", "explícitos", "explicado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is explícito, spelled E-X-P-L-Í-C-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Que expresa o manifiesta algo de un modo directo y claro.
- 2Que contiene material gráfico con el potencial de ofender o impactar a través de expresiones claras y directas.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epxlícito
- exlpícito
- explcíito
- expllícito
- explíccito
- explíciot
- explícitto
- explíctio
- explíicto
- explísito
- expplícito
- expílcito
- exxplícito
- xeplícito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explícito - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “explícito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-P-L-Í-C-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eksˈplisit̪o] (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. explícito vs explicó
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.