Which to use
“explicadas” and “explicados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,825
- “explicadas” frequency rank
- #41,353
- “explicados” frequency rank
- 82178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explicadas | explicados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de explicado, participio de explicar. | Forma del plural de explicado, participio de explicar. |
Where the eye mixes explicadas and explicados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: explicadas vs explicados
A purely visual mix-up. explicadas ([ekspliˈkað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “explicadas” becomes o in “explicados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
explicadas is recorded at frequency rank #40,825, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekspliˈkað̞as]. 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 82178, this pair ranks #9,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of explicadas vs explicados
Shared letters: acdeilpsx. Private to "explicadas": -. Private to "explicados": o.
"explicadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC · "explicados" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- explicadas ← epxlicadas · exlpicadas · expilcadas · explciadas · expliacdas · explicaads · explicadass · explicaddas
- explicados ← epxlicados · exlpicados · expilcados · explciados · expliacdos · explicaddos · explicadoss · explicadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "explicadas" for "explicados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "explicadas" vs "explicados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "explicadas" 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 #9,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explicadas" and "explicados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explicaban vs explicadas". 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 #9,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.