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

#28,371
“explicada” frequency rank
#33,600
“explotada” frequency rank
61971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explicada explotada
Definition Forma del femenino de explicado, participio de explicar. Forma del femenino de explotado, participio de explotar.

Where the eye mixes explicada and explotada

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

9 ch
explicada
9 ch
explotada

Look-alike desk: explicada vs explotada

A purely visual mix-up. explicada ([ekspliˈkað̞a]) and explotada ([eksploˈt̪að̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61971, 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]. explotada is at rank #33,600, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eksploˈt̪að̞a].

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 61971, this pair ranks #53,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of explicada vs explotada

Shared letters: adelpx. Private to "explicada": ci. Private to "explotada": ot.

"explicada" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "explotada" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • explicadaepxlicada · exlpicada · expilcada · explciada · expliacda · explicaad · explicadda · expliccada
  • explotadaepxlotada · exlpotada · expllotada · exploatda · explotaad · explotadda · explotdaa · explottada

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "explicada" for "explotada" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ekspliˈkað̞a] versus [eksploˈt̪að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "explicada" vs "explotada" - which ranks higher?
"explicada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,371 in our Spanish list, against #33,600 for "explotada". 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 "explotada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explicada" and "explotada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explotada vs explotador". 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 #53,657 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