Which to use
“explícitas” and “explícitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,473
- “explícitas” frequency rank
- #37,611
- “explícitos” frequency rank
- 68084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explícitas | explícitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de explícito. | Forma del masculino plural de explícito. |
Where the eye mixes explícitas and explícitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. explícitas and explícitos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses explícitas with explícitos
A purely visual mix-up. explícitas ([eksˈplisit̪as]) and explícitos ([eksˈplisit̪os]) 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 - a in “explícitas” becomes o in “explícitos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68084, 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]. explícitos is at rank #37,611, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksˈplisit̪os].
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 68084, this pair ranks #35,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of explícitas vs explícitos
Shared letters: ceilpstxí. Private to "explícitas": a. Private to "explícitos": o.
"explícitas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC · "explícitos" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "explícitas" for "explícitos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explícitas" or "explícitos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "explícitas" and "explícitos" 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 "explícitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explícitas" and "explícitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explicados vs explícitos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.