explosivo
[eksploˈsiβ̞o]
The verdict
“explosivo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,593 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #14,593
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dícese del dispositivo o sustancia que en tiempo muy breve puede liberar una gran cantidad de: calor, presión o radiación, es decir que puede hacer explosión.
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 | explosivo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eksploˈsiβ̞o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #14,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “explosivo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for explosivo is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksploˈsiβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,593 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for explosivo, with forms such as "epxlosivo", "exlposivo", and "expllosivo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "expresivo", "explosivos", "exclusivo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 explosivo, spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1Dícese del dispositivo o sustancia que en tiempo muy breve puede liberar una gran cantidad de: calor, presión o radiación, es decir que puede hacer explosión.
- 2Relativo a la explosión; capaz de producirla.
- 3Que tiene un estilo de juego impredecible, desequilibrante y que tiende a sorprender repentinamente al rival.
- 4Dicho de un fonema: que se pronuncia mediante la oclusión y explosión.
- 5Impropiamente, dicho de una consonante: situada a principio de sílaba.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epxlosivo,exlposivo,expllosivo,explocivo,exploisvo,explosibo,explosiov,explosivvo,explossivo,explosvio,explsoivo,expolsivo,expplosivo,exxplosivo,xeplosivo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explosivo - 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 “explosivo”
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-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eksploˈsiβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “expresivo” - see the side-by-side comparison. explosivo vs expresivo
- 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.