explique

\ɛk.splik\

/\ɛk.splik\/ verb

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The verdict

“explique” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#941
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe expliquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-explique · explique · French

explique · rank #941 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #941
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH dur

Nearest frequency peer: dur (-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 « explique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « explique » 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).

explique vs expliquer
89% similar
explique vs expliquez
89% similar
explique vs expliques
89% similar

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

Key facts for explique
PropertyValue
Headwordexplique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛk.splik\
Letters8
Frequency rank#941
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « explique »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).expliquese 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 « dur » (#940), « forte » (#942), « discours » (#939). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « explique » est au #941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around explique (IPA \ɛk.splik\), averb. Corpus frequency is #941 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for explique, with forms such as "epxlique", "exlpique", and "expilque". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "expliquer", "expliquez", "expliques", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is explique, spelled E-X-P-L-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe expliquer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe expliquer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe expliquer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe expliquer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe expliquer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’explique à Mimi que je ne suis pas si « coolos » que ça.
  2. Ceci explique pourquoi les agriculteurs (de Koni par exemple), embocagent en priorité les parcelles déjà fertiles et non pas celles qui sont dégradées et qui, pour les techniciens, semblent prioritaires (Saïd 1992 : 53-65).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxlique
  • exlpique
  • expilque
  • expliqeu
  • expliqque
  • expliuqe
  • expllique
  • explqiue
  • expplique
  • exxplique
  • xeplique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epxlique2exlpique2expilque2expliqeu2expliqque1expliuqe2expllique1explqiue2
Edit distance from "explique"

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 "explique"?
"explique" is spelled E-X-P-L-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.splik\.
What does "explique" mean?
As a verb, "explique" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe expliquer.
What words are commonly confused with "explique"?
"explique" is commonly confused with "expliquer", "expliquez", "expliques". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "explique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explique" is \ɛk.splik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explique" come from?
"explique" 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 "explique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

discours#939critique#934éléments#931vendredi#953

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

contrat11 variantscommencé11 variantsmeilleurs11 variantssolution11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list