Which to use
“explicadas” is a participle and “explícitas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,825
- “explicadas” frequency rank
- #30,473
- “explícitas” frequency rank
- 71298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explicadas | explícitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de explicado, participio de explicar. | Forma del femenino plural de explícito. |
Where the eye mixes explicadas and explícitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: explicadas vs explícitas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: explicadas is [ekspliˈkað̞as] while explícitas is [eksˈplisit̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71298, 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]. explícitas is at rank #30,473, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksˈplisit̪as].
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 71298, this pair ranks #27,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of explicadas vs explícitas
Shared letters: aceilpsx. Private to "explicadas": d. Private to "explícitas": tí.
"explicadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC · "explícitas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- explicadas ← epxlicadas · exlpicadas · expilcadas · explciadas · expliacdas · explicaads · explicadass · explicaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "explicadas" for "explícitas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "explicadas" or "explícitas"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "explicadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explícitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explicadas" and "explícitas" 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 #27,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.