Which to use
“expliqua” and “expliquera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,598
- “expliqua” frequency rank
- #23,208
- “expliquera” frequency rank
- 53806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expliqua | expliquera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de expliquer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de expliquer. |
Where the eye mixes expliqua and expliquera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between expliqua and expliquera
A purely visual mix-up. expliqua (\ɛk.spli.ka\) and expliquera (\ɛk.spli.kə.ʁa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expliqua is recorded at frequency rank #30,598, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spli.ka\. expliquera is at rank #23,208, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spli.kə.ʁa\.
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 53806, this pair ranks #138,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expliqua vs expliquera
Shared letters: aeilpqux. Private to "expliqua": -. Private to "expliquera": r.
"expliqua" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV · "expliquera" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expliqua ← epxliqua · exlpiqua · expilqua · expliqau · expliqqua · expliuqa · explliqua · explqiua
- expliquera ← epxliquera · exlpiquera · expilquera · expliqeura · expliqquera · expliquear · expliquerra · expliqurea
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "expliqua" and "expliquera" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "expliqua" or "expliquera" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "expliqua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expliquera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expliqua" and "expliquera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expliqua vs expliquais". 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 #138,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.