Which to use
“explicado” and “explicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,556
- “explicado” frequency rank
- #20,990
- “explicas” frequency rank
- 28546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explicado | explicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de explicar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de explicar. |
Where the eye mixes explicado and explicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses explicado with explicas
A purely visual mix-up. explicado ([ekspliˈkað̞o]) and explicas ([eksˈplikas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28546, 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]. explicas is at rank #20,990, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈplikas].
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 28546, this pair ranks #221,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of explicado vs explicas
Shared letters: aceilpx. Private to "explicado": do. Private to "explicas": s.
"explicado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "explicas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "explicado" and "explicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explicado" or "explicas" show up more?
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 "explicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explicado" and "explicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explicados vs explicas". 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 #221,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.