explicadavsexplicadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,371
“explicada” frequency rank
#40,825
“explicadas” frequency rank
69196
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explicada explicadas
Definition Forma del femenino de explicado, participio de explicar. Forma del femenino plural de explicado, participio de explicar.

Where the eye mixes explicada and explicadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
explicada
10 ch
explicadas

Why the eye confuses explicada with explicadas

A purely visual mix-up. explicada ([ekspliˈkað̞a]) and explicadas ([ekspliˈkað̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “explicada” sits inside “explicadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

explicada is recorded at frequency rank #28,371, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekspliˈkað̞a]. explicadas is at rank #40,825, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekspliˈkað̞as].

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 69196, this pair ranks #32,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of explicada vs explicadas

Shared letters: acdeilpx. Private to "explicada": -. Private to "explicadas": s.

"explicada" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "explicadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • explicadaepxlicada · exlpicada · expilcada · explciada · expliacda · explicaad · explicadda · expliccada
  • explicadasepxlicadas · exlpicadas · expilcadas · explciadas · expliacdas · explicaads · explicadass · explicaddas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "explicada" for "explicadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ekspliˈkað̞a] versus [ekspliˈkað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "explicada" vs "explicadas" - which ranks higher?
"explicada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,371 in our Spanish list, against #40,825 for "explicadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "explicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "explicadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explicada" and "explicadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explicadas vs explicados". 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 #32,556 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