# explicando vs explotando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### explicando
*verb · IPA [ekspliˈkãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #9,116*
Gerundio de explicar.

### explotando
*verb · IPA [eksploˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #23,409*
Gerundio de explotar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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