# explications vs explicatives

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### explications
*noun · IPA \ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #4,329*
Pluriel de explication.

### explicatives
*adjective · IPA \ɛks.pli.ka.tiv\ · frequency rank #49,647*
Féminin pluriel de explicatif.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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