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.
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
- explicada ← epxlicada · exlpicada · expilcada · explciada · expliacda · explicaad · explicadda · expliccada
- explicadas ← epxlicadas · exlpicadas · expilcadas · explciadas · expliacdas · explicaads · explicadass · explicaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "explicada" for "explicadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "explicada" vs "explicadas" - which ranks higher?
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.