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Which to use

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

#28,371
“explicada” frequency rank
#41,353
“explicados” frequency rank
69724
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes explicada and explicados

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

9 ch
explicada
10 ch
explicados

Why the eye confuses explicada with explicados

A purely visual mix-up. explicada ([ekspliˈkað̞a]) and explicados ([ekspliˈkað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69724, 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]. explicados is at rank #41,353, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekspliˈkað̞os].

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 69724, this pair ranks #31,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of explicada vs explicados

Shared letters: acdeilpx. Private to "explicada": -. Private to "explicados": os.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • explicadaepxlicada · exlpicada · expilcada · explciada · expliacda · explicaad · explicadda · expliccada
  • explicadosepxlicados · exlpicados · expilcados · explciados · expliacdos · explicaddos · explicadoss · explicadso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "explicada" and "explicados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ekspliˈkað̞a] versus [ekspliˈkað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "explicada" vs "explicados" - which ranks higher?
"explicada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,371 in our Spanish list, against #41,353 for "explicados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "explicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "explicados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explicada" and "explicados" 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 #31,349 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