explotan

/[eksˈplot̪ãn]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,963

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

explotan is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explotar. Pronounced [eksˈplot̪ãn]. Often confused with exploto and explotar.

Key facts for explotan
PropertyValue
Headwordexplotan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksˈplot̪ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,963
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of explotan in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for explotan is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksˈplot̪ãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,963 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explotar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for explotan, with forms such as "epxlotan", "exlpotan", and "expllotan". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "exploto", "explotar", "exportan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is explotan, spelled E-X-P-L-O-T-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explotar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epxlotan,exlpotan,expllotan,exploatn,explotann,explotna,explottan,expltoan,expoltan,expplotan,exxplotan,xeplotan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for explotan

Misspelling Variants of "explotan"

epxlotan8exlpotan8expllotan9exploatn8explotann9explotna8explottan9expltoan8
Misspelling Variants of "explotan"

Frequency rank: #17,963 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "explotan"?
"explotan" is spelled E-X-P-L-O-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈplot̪ãn].
What does "explotan" mean?
As a verb, "explotan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explotar.
What words are commonly confused with "explotan"?
"explotan" is commonly confused with "exploto", "explotar", "exportan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "explotan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explotan" is [eksˈplot̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explotan" come from?
"explotan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.