Which to use
“explica” and “explicado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,677
- “explica” frequency rank
- #7,556
- “explicado” frequency rank
- 9233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explica | explicado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar. | Participio de explicar. |
Where the eye mixes explica and explicado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses explica with explicado
A purely visual mix-up. explica ([eksˈplika]) and explicado ([ekspliˈkað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “explica” sits inside “explicado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
explica is recorded at frequency rank #1,677, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈplika]. explicado is at rank #7,556, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspliˈkað̞o].
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 9233, this pair ranks #302,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of explica vs explicado
Shared letters: aceilpx. Private to "explica": -. Private to "explicado": do.
"explica" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "explicado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "explica" for "explicado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explica" or "explicado" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "explica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explicado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explica" and "explicado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expirado vs explicado". 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 #302,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.