exploravsexportaWhat's the difference?

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

#15,614
“explora” frequency rank
#22,013
“exporta” frequency rank
37627
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explora exporta
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explorar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exportar.

Where the eye mixes explora and exporta

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

7 ch
explora
7 ch
exporta

Visual trap between explora and exporta

A purely visual mix-up. explora ([eksˈploɾa]) and exporta ([eksˈpoɾt̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37627, 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]. exporta is at rank #22,013, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈpoɾt̪a].

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 37627, this pair ranks #174,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of explora vs exporta

Shared letters: aeoprx. Private to "explora": l. Private to "exporta": t.

"explora" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "exporta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exploraepxlora · exlpora · expllora · exploar · explroa · expolra · expplora · exxplora
  • exportaepxorta · exoprta · exporat · exporrta · exportta · expotra · expporta · exprota

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "explora" and "exporta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈploɾa] versus [eksˈpoɾt̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explora" or "exporta" show up more?
"explora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,614 in our Spanish list, against #22,013 for "exporta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "explora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exporta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explora" and "exporta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expira vs exporta". 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 #174,295 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