explicadovsexplicaraConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,556
“explicado” frequency rank
#36,035
“explicara” frequency rank
43591
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explicado explicara
Definition Participio de explicar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de explicar.

Where the eye mixes explicado and explicara

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

9 ch
explicado
9 ch
explicara

Look-alike desk: explicado vs explicara

A purely visual mix-up. explicado ([ekspliˈkað̞o]) and explicara ([ekspliˈkaɾa]) 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 43591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

explicado is recorded at frequency rank #7,556, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspliˈkað̞o]. explicara is at rank #36,035, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspliˈkaɾa].

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 43591, this pair ranks #141,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of explicado vs explicara

Shared letters: aceilpx. Private to "explicado": do. Private to "explicara": r.

"explicado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "explicara" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • explicadoepxlicado · exlpicado · expilcado · explciado · expliacdo · explicaddo · explicaod · expliccado
  • explicaraepxlicara · exlpicara · expilcara · explciara · expliacra · explicaar · explicarra · expliccara

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "explicado" for "explicara" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ekspliˈkað̞o] versus [ekspliˈkaɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "explicado" or "explicara"?
"explicado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,556 in our Spanish list, against #36,035 for "explicara". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "explicado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "explicara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #141,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explicado" and "explicara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explicadas vs explicara". 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 #141,834 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