Which to use
“exclusivo” and “explosivo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,058
- “exclusivo” frequency rank
- #14,593
- “explosivo” frequency rank
- 20651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exclusivo | explosivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que excluye o que tiene poder para excluir. | 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. |
Where the eye mixes exclusivo and explosivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. exclusivo and explosivo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses exclusivo with explosivo
A purely visual mix-up. exclusivo ([ekskluˈsiβ̞o]) and explosivo ([eksploˈsiβ̞o]) 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 20651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exclusivo is recorded at frequency rank #6,058, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekskluˈsiβ̞o]. explosivo is at rank #14,593, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksploˈsiβ̞o].
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 20651, this pair ranks #258,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exclusivo vs explosivo
Shared letters: eilosvx. Private to "exclusivo": cu. Private to "explosivo": p.
"exclusivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "explosivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exclusivo" for "explosivo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exclusivo" vs "explosivo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exclusivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explosivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exclusivo" and "explosivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explosion vs explosivo". 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 #258,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.