explícitasvsexplícitoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,473
“explícitas” frequency rank
#16,581
“explícito” frequency rank
47054
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explícitas explícito
Definition Forma del femenino plural de explícito. Que expresa o manifiesta algo de un modo directo y claro.

Where the eye mixes explícitas and explícito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. explícitas runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCVC) against explícito's 9 (VCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
explícitas
9 ch
explícito

Why the eye confuses explícitas with explícito

A purely visual mix-up. explícitas ([eksˈplisit̪as]) and explícito ([eksˈplisit̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

explícitas is recorded at frequency rank #30,473, classified as anadj, pronounced [eksˈplisit̪as]. explícito is at rank #16,581, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksˈplisit̪o].

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 47054, this pair ranks #122,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of explícitas vs explícito

Shared letters: ceilptxí. Private to "explícitas": as. Private to "explícito": o.

"explícitas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC  ·  "explícito" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "explícitas" and "explícito" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈplisit̪as] versus [eksˈplisit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "explícitas" vs "explícito" - which ranks higher?
"explícito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,581 in our Spanish list, against #30,473 for "explícitas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "explícitas" and "explícito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "explícitas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "explícito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #122,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explícitas" and "explícito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explicadas vs explícitas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #122,205 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