Which to use
“explican” and “explicar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,668
- “explican” frequency rank
- #1,850
- “explicar” frequency rank
- 8518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explican | explicar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar. | Declarar, exponer una persona lo que piensa. |
Where the eye mixes explican and explicar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: explican vs explicar
A purely visual mix-up. explican ([eksˈplikãn]) and explicar ([ekspliˈkaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “explican” becomes r in “explicar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
explican is recorded at frequency rank #6,668, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈplikãn]. explicar is at rank #1,850, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspliˈkaɾ].
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 8518, this pair ranks #304,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of explican vs explicar
Shared letters: aceilpx. Private to "explican": n. Private to "explicar": r.
"explican" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "explicar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "explican" for "explicar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "explican" vs "explicar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "explican" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explicar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explican" and "explicar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explicaban vs explican". 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 #304,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.