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

#25,269
“explicamos” frequency rank
#20,990
“explicas” frequency rank
46259
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explicamos explicas
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de explicar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de explicar.

Where the eye mixes explicamos and explicas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
explicamos
8 ch
explicas

Why the eye confuses explicamos with explicas

A purely visual mix-up. explicamos ([ekspliˈkamos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

explicamos is recorded at frequency rank #25,269, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspliˈkamos]. 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 46259, this pair ranks #126,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of explicamos vs explicas

Shared letters: aceilpsx. Private to "explicamos": mo. Private to "explicas": -.

"explicamos" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC  ·  "explicas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • explicamosepxlicamos · exlpicamos · expilcamos · explciamos · expliacmos · explicammos · explicamoss · explicamso
  • explicasepxlicas · exlpicas · expilcas · explcias · expliacs · explicass · expliccas · explicsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "explicamos" and "explicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekspliˈkamos] versus [eksˈplikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explicamos" or "explicas" show up more?
"explicas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,990 in our Spanish list, against #25,269 for "explicamos". 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 "explicamos" 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 #126,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explicamos" and "explicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explicados vs explicamos". 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 #126,769 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