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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.

9 ch
explicado
8 ch
explicas

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

  • explicadoepxlicado · exlpicado · expilcado · explciado · expliacdo · explicaddo · explicaod · expliccado
  • explicasepxlicas · exlpicas · expilcas · explcias · expliacs · explicass · expliccas · explicsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "explicado" and "explicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekspliˈkað̞o] versus [eksˈplikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explicado" or "explicas" show up more?
"explicado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,556 in our Spanish list, against #20,990 for "explicas". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list