explicadavsexplicasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: explicada is a participle, explicas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“explicada” is a participle and “explicas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,371
“explicada” frequency rank
#20,990
“explicas” frequency rank
49361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explicada explicas
Definition Forma del femenino de explicado, participio de explicar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de explicar.

Where the eye mixes explicada and explicas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
explicada
8 ch
explicas

Visual trap between explicada and explicas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: explicada is [ekspliˈkað̞a] while explicas is [eksˈplikas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49361, 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]. explicas is at rank #20,990, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈplikas].

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 49361, this pair ranks #109,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of explicada vs explicas

Shared letters: aceilpx. Private to "explicada": d. Private to "explicas": s.

"explicada" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "explicas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • explicadaepxlicada · exlpicada · expilcada · explciada · expliacda · explicaad · explicadda · expliccada
  • explicasepxlicas · exlpicas · expilcas · explcias · expliacs · explicass · expliccas · explicsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "explicada" and "explicas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "explicada" is a participle and "explicas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explicada" or "explicas" show up more?
"explicas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,990 in our Spanish list, against #28,371 for "explicada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "explicada" and "explicas" 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 "explicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explicada" and "explicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explicada 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 #109,286 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