explicatives

\ɛks.pli.ka.tiv\

/\ɛks.pli.ka.tiv\/ adj

The verdict

“explicatives” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,647
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de explicatif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-explicatives · explicatives · French

explicatives · rank #49,647 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,647
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exerçaient

Nearest frequency peer: exerçaient (-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 « explicatives »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « explicatives » 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).

explicatives vs explicative
92% similar
explicatives vs explicatifs
83% similar
explicatives vs explications
83% similar

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

Key facts for explicatives
PropertyValue
Headwordexplicatives
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛks.pli.ka.tiv\
Letters12
Frequency rank#49,647
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « explicatives »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « exerçaient » (#49,646), « excusable » (#49,645), « factuelle » (#49,649). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « explicatives » est au #49,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around explicatives (IPA \ɛks.pli.ka.tiv\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,647 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de explicatif.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for explicatives, with forms such as "epxlicatives", "exlpicatives", and "expilcatives". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "explicative", "explicatifs", "explications", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is explicatives, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de explicatif.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxlicatives
  • exlpicatives
  • expilcatives
  • explciatives
  • expliactives
  • explicaitves
  • explicatievs
  • explicativess
  • explicativse
  • explicativves
  • explicattives
  • explicatvies
  • expliccatives
  • explictaives
  • expllicatives
  • expplicatives
  • exxplicatives
  • xeplicatives

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explicatives - 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.

epxlicatives2exlpicatives2expilcatives2explciatives2expliactives2explicaitves2explicatievs2explicativess1
Edit distance from "explicatives"

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 "explicatives"?
"explicatives" is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.pli.ka.tiv\.
What does "explicatives" mean?
As an adjective, "explicatives" means: Féminin pluriel de explicatif.
What words are commonly confused with "explicatives"?
"explicatives" is commonly confused with "explicative", "explicatifs", "explications". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "explicatives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explicatives" is \ɛks.pli.ka.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explicatives" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list