Which to use
“explotan” and “exploten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,963
- “explotan” frequency rank
- #46,549
- “exploten” frequency rank
- 64512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explotan | exploten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de explotar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de explotar. |
Where the eye mixes explotan and exploten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between explotan and exploten
A purely visual mix-up. explotan ([eksˈplot̪ãn]) and exploten ([eksˈplot̪ẽn]) 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 “explotan” becomes e in “exploten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
explotan is recorded at frequency rank #17,963, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈplot̪ãn]. exploten is at rank #46,549, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈplot̪ẽn].
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 64512, this pair ranks #45,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of explotan vs exploten
Shared letters: elnoptx. Private to "explotan": a. Private to "exploten": -.
"explotan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "exploten" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "explotan" and "exploten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explotan" or "exploten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "explotan" and "exploten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "explotan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exploten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explotan" and "exploten" 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 #45,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.