explosivas
[eksploˈsiβ̞as]
The verdict
“explosivas” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #34,580 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #34,580
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de explosivo.
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 | explosivas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eksploˈsiβ̞as] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #34,580 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “explosivas” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for explosivas is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksploˈsiβ̞as]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,580 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino plural de explosivo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for explosivas, with forms such as "epxlosivas", "exlposivas", and "expllosivas". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "explosivo", "explosivos", "explosiva", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 explosivas, spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-A-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino plural de explosivo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epxlosivas,exlposivas,expllosivas,explocivas,exploisvas,explosiavs,explosibas,explosivass,explosivsa,explosivvas,explossivas,explosvias,explsoivas,expolsivas,expplosivas,exxplosivas,xeplosivas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explosivas - 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 “explosivas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eksploˈsiβ̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “explosivo” - see the side-by-side comparison. explosivas vs explosivo
- 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.