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

#15,614
“explora” frequency rank
#49,643
“explore” frequency rank
65257
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explora explore
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explorar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de explorar.

Where the eye mixes explora and explore

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
explora
7 ch
explore

Look-alike desk: explora vs explore

A purely visual mix-up. explora ([eksˈploɾa]) and explore ([eksˈploɾe]) 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 “explora” becomes e in “explore”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

explora is recorded at frequency rank #15,614, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈploɾa]. explore is at rank #49,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈploɾe].

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 65257, this pair ranks #43,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of explora vs explore

Shared letters: eloprx. Private to "explora": a. Private to "explore": -.

"explora" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "explore" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exploraepxlora · exlpora · expllora · exploar · explroa · expolra · expplora · exxplora
  • exploreepxlore · exlpore · expllore · exploer · explorre · explroe · expolre · expplore

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "explora" and "explore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈploɾa] versus [eksˈploɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explora" or "explore" show up more?
"explora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,614 in our Spanish list, against #49,643 for "explore". 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 "explora" and "explore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "explora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "explore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explora" and "explore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explore vs exploten". 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 #43,178 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