Which to use
“explications” and “exploitations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,329
- “explications” frequency rank
- #10,155
- “exploitations” frequency rank
- 14484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explications | exploitations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de explication. | Pluriel de exploitation. |
Where the eye mixes explications and exploitations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between explications and exploitations
A purely visual mix-up. explications (\ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃\) and exploitations (\ɛks.plwa.ta.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
explications is recorded at frequency rank #4,329, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃\. exploitations is at rank #10,155, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.plwa.ta.sjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14484, this pair ranks #396,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of explications vs exploitations
Shared letters: aeilnopstx. Private to "explications": c. Private to "exploitations": -.
"explications" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVCC · "exploitations" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- explications ← epxlications · exlpications · expilcations · explciations · expliactions · explicaitons · explicatinos · explicationns
- exploitations ← epxloitations · exlpoitations · expliotations · explloitations · exploiattions · exploitaitons · exploitatinos · exploitationns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "explications" and "exploitations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "explications" vs "exploitations" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "explications" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exploitations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explications" and "exploitations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explications vs explicatives". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #396,438 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.