explosifs

\ɛks.plo.zif\

/\ɛks.plo.zif\/ adj

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The verdict

“explosifs” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,321. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,321
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-explosifs · explosifs · French

explosifs · rank #10,321 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,321
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exercé

Nearest frequency peer: exercé (-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 « explosifs »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « explosifs » 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).

explosifs vs explosion
78% similar
explosifs vs explosive
78% similar
explosifs vs explosions
80% similar

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

Key facts for explosifs
PropertyValue
Headwordexplosifs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛks.plo.zif\
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,321
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « explosifs »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).explosifsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « exercé » (#10,320), « extraordinaires » (#10,322), « envoyant » (#10,319). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « explosifs » est au #10,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around explosifs (IPA \ɛks.plo.zif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,321 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de explosif.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for explosifs, with forms such as "epxlosifs", "exlposifs", and "expllosifs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "explosion", "explosive", "explosions", 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is explosifs, spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-F-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de explosif.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxlosifs
  • exlposifs
  • expllosifs
  • exploisfs
  • explosfis
  • explosiffs
  • explosifss
  • explosisf
  • explossifs
  • explsoifs
  • expolsifs
  • expplosifs
  • exxplosifs
  • xeplosifs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explosifs - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epxlosifs2exlposifs2expllosifs1exploisfs2explosfis2explosiffs1explosifss1explosisf2
Edit distance from "explosifs"

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 "explosifs"?
"explosifs" is spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.plo.zif\.
What does "explosifs" mean?
As an adjective, "explosifs" means: Masculin pluriel de explosif.
What words are commonly confused with "explosifs"?
"explosifs" is commonly confused with "explosion", "explosive", "explosions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "explosifs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explosifs" is \ɛks.plo.zif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explosifs" come from?
"explosifs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

localités14 variantsélectorat14 variantstalentueux14 variantsresteront14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list