explosivo

[eksploˈsiβ̞o]

/[eksploˈsiβ̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“explosivo” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,593. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,593
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-explosivo · explosivo · Spanish

explosivo · rank #14,593 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,593
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH exiliados

Nearest frequency peer: exiliados (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “explosivo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “explosivo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

explosivo vs expresivo
78% similar
explosivo vs explosivos
90% similar
explosivo vs exclusivo
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for explosivo
PropertyValue
Headwordexplosivo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eksploˈsiβ̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,593
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “explosivo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).explosivocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “exiliados” (#14,592), “fantásticos” (#14,594), “exagerada” (#14,591). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “explosivo” va en #14,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around explosivo (IPA [eksploˈsiβ̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,593 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Relativo a la explosión; capaz de producirla.
  3. 3
    Que tiene un estilo de juego impredecible, desequilibrante y que tiende a sorprender repentinamente al rival.
  4. 4
    Dicho de un fonema: que se pronuncia mediante la oclusión y explosión.
  5. 5
    Impropiamente, dicho de una consonante: situada a principio de sílaba.

Antonyms

posicionalprecavidoimplosivo

This word in other languages

explosible(Français)

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.

epxlosivo2exlposivo2expllosivo1explocivo1exploisvo2explosibo1explosiov2explosivvo1
Edit distance from "explosivo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "explosivo"?
"explosivo" is spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eksploˈsiβ̞o].
What does "explosivo" mean?
As an adjective, "explosivo" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "explosivo"?
"explosivo" is commonly confused with "expresivo", "explosivos", "exclusivo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "explosivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explosivo" is [eksploˈsiβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explosivo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "explosivo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exiliados#14,592exagerada#14,591Francisca#14,597empleando#14,583

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

enfrentado15 variantsguarnición15 variantsdominantes15 variantshipócritas15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list