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“exclusivas” and “explosivas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,849
“exclusivas” frequency rank
#34,580
“explosivas” frequency rank
51429
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exclusivas explosivas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de exclusivo. Forma del femenino plural de explosivo.

Where the eye mixes exclusivas and explosivas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
exclusivas
10 ch
explosivas

Why the eye confuses exclusivas with explosivas

A purely visual mix-up. exclusivas ([ekskluˈsiβ̞as]) and explosivas ([eksploˈsiβ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exclusivas is recorded at frequency rank #16,849, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekskluˈsiβ̞as]. explosivas is at rank #34,580, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksploˈsiβ̞as].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 51429, this pair ranks #97,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exclusivas vs explosivas

Shared letters: aeilsvx. Private to "exclusivas": cu. Private to "explosivas": op.

"exclusivas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC  ·  "explosivas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exclusivasecxlusivas · excclusivas · excllusivas · exclsuivas · exclucivas · excluisvas · exclusiavs · exclusibas
  • explosivasepxlosivas · exlposivas · expllosivas · explocivas · exploisvas · explosiavs · explosibas · explosivass

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exclusivas" and "explosivas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ekskluˈsiβ̞as] versus [eksploˈsiβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exclusivas" or "explosivas"?
"exclusivas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,849 in our Spanish list, against #34,580 for "explosivas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "exclusivas" and "explosivas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "exclusivas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "explosivas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #97,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exclusivas" and "explosivas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explosiva vs explosivas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #97,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list