expliques

\ɛks.plik\

/\ɛks.plik\/ verb

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The verdict

“expliques” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,441
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-expliques · expliques · French

expliques · rank #20,441 · 13 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,441
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exchange

Nearest frequency peer: exchange (-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 « expliques »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « expliques » 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).

expliques vs expliquez
89% similar
expliques vs épiques
67% similar
expliques vs explique
89% similar

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

Key facts for expliques
PropertyValue
Headwordexpliques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛks.plik\
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,441
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « expliques »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.expliquesse 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 « exchange » (#20,440), « expérimentales » (#20,442), « exagération » (#20,439). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « expliques » est au #20,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around expliques (IPA \ɛks.plik\), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,441 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for expliques, with forms such as "epxliques", "exlpiques", and "expilques". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "expliquez", "épiques", "explique", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is expliques, spelled E-X-P-L-I-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe expliquer.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe expliquer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Publication de la vidéo avec les chants "Yaahaalala yalalaaa alahamiralackbar" et drapeau noir en fond, où tu expliques qu'Allah a puni les koufars mécréants en transgenrisant leurs enfants.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxliques
  • exlpiques
  • expilques
  • expliqeus
  • expliqques
  • expliquess
  • expliquse
  • expliuqes
  • explliques
  • explqiues
  • exppliques
  • exxpliques
  • xepliques

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expliques - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epxliques2exlpiques2expilques2expliqeus2expliqques1expliquess1expliquse2expliuqes2
Edit distance from "expliques"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

familière#20,445favorites#20,446dérisoire#20,431décharger#20,425

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

ensoleillé13 variantsdénicher13 variantsconvenait13 variantslointains13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list