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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.

10 ch
explicadas
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explicados

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

  • explicadasepxlicadas · exlpicadas · expilcadas · explciadas · expliacdas · explicaads · explicadass · explicaddas
  • explicadosepxlicados · exlpicados · expilcados · explciados · expliacdos · explicaddos · explicadoss · explicadso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "explicadas" for "explicados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ekspliˈkað̞as] versus [ekspliˈkað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "explicadas" vs "explicados" - which ranks higher?
"explicadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,825 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.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list