# explicar vs explicarse

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### explicar
*verb · IPA [ekspliˈkaɾ] · frequency rank #1,850*
Declarar, exponer una persona lo que piensa.

### explicarse
*verb · IPA [ekspliˈkaɾse] · frequency rank #26,442*
Explicar (uso pronominal de ...)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/explicar-vs-explicarse