explication

\ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“explication” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,921
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discours par lequel on cherche à faire comprendre un texte, une idée ou une œuvre en ajoutant des renseignements supplémentaires ou en en exposant les détails ou les motifs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-explication · explication · French

explication · rank #2,921 · 16 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,921
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH douche

Nearest frequency peer: douche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « explication »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « explication » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

explication vs exploration
82% similar
explication vs explicative
82% similar
explication vs exploitation
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for explication
PropertyValue
Headwordexplication
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,921
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « explication »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.explicationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « douche » (#2,920), « exécution » (#2,922), « dossiers » (#2,919). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « explication » est au #2,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around explication (IPA \ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,921 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for explication, with forms such as "epxlication", "exlpication", and "expilcation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "exploration", "explicative", "exploitation", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is explication, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Discours par lequel on cherche à faire comprendre un texte, une idée ou une œuvre en ajoutant des renseignements supplémentaires ou en en exposant les détails ou les motifs.
  2. 2
    Ce qui aide à trouver la cause, le motif d’une chose difficile à concevoir.
  3. 3
    Informations peu satisfaisantes données pour justifier un acte, un comportement ou une situation; faux-fuyant.
  4. 4
    Ce par quoi l'on prouve ou démontre.
  5. 5
    Simple traduction ou interprétation orale d’un auteur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how explication appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cela demande explication.
  2. L’explication d’une scène, d’un tableau, d’un panorama.

This word in other languages

explanation(English)explicación(Español)Aussprache(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxlication
  • exlpication
  • expilcation
  • explciation
  • expliaction
  • explicaiton
  • explicatino
  • explicationn
  • explicatoin
  • explicattion
  • expliccation
  • explictaion
  • expllication
  • expplication
  • exxplication
  • xeplication

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explication - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epxlication2exlpication2expilcation2explciation2expliaction2explicaiton2explicatino2explicationn1
Edit distance from "explication"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "explication"?
"explication" is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "explication" mean?
As a noun, "explication" means: Discours par lequel on cherche à faire comprendre un texte, une idée ou une œuvre en ajoutant des renseignements supplémentaires ou en en exposant les détails ou les motifs.
What words are commonly confused with "explication"?
"explication" is commonly confused with "exploration", "explicative", "exploitation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "explication"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explication" is \ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explication" come from?
"explication" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "explication", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

destination#2,918comparaison#2,912inscription#2,931obligatoire#2,888

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

précédente16 variantsinstitution16 variantscoopération16 variantsStrasbourg16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list