Which to use
“explican” and “explicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,668
- “explican” frequency rank
- #20,990
- “explicas” frequency rank
- 27658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explican | explicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explicar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de explicar. |
Where the eye mixes explican and explicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: explican vs explicas
A purely visual mix-up. explican ([eksˈplikãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “explican” becomes s in “explicas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27658, 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]. 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 27658, this pair ranks #225,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of explican vs explicas
Shared letters: aceilpx. Private to "explican": n. Private to "explicas": s.
"explican" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "explicas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "explican" and "explicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "explican" or "explicas"?
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 "explicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explican" 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 #225,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.