explicar

verb

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The verdict

“explicar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,464
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-explicar · explicar · Portuguese

explicar · rank #1,464 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,464
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH descobrir

Nearest frequency peer: descobrir (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “explicar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “explicar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for explicar
PropertyValue
Headwordexplicar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,464
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “explicar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).explicarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “descobrir” (#1,463), “dança” (#1,462), “horário” (#1,466). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “explicar” fica em #1,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around explicar, averb. Corpus frequency is #1,464 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for explicar, with forms such as "epxlicar", "exlpicar", and "expilcar". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is explicar, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    transitivo
  2. 2
    transitivo
  3. 3
    transitivo
  4. 4
    transitivo
  5. 5
    transitivo
  6. 6
    reflexo
  7. 7
    reflexo
  8. 8
    reflexo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Há outra maneira de explicar esse hedonismo sem relacioná-lo ao maio de 1968?
  2. Como exemplo, o sacerdote disse que acredita na teoria do Big Bang, que afirmou ser a mais plausível para explicar a criação do universo.

This word in other languages

explain(English)explicar(Español)expliquer(Français)erklären(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxlicar
  • exlpicar
  • expilcar
  • explciar
  • expliacr
  • explicarr
  • expliccar
  • explicra
  • expllicar
  • expplicar
  • exxplicar
  • xeplicar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explicar - 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.

epxlicar2exlpicar2expilcar2explciar2expliacr2explicarr1expliccar1explicra2
Edit distance from "explicar"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "explicar"?
"explicar" is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-R.
What does "explicar" mean?
As a verb, "explicar" means: transitivo
What are common misspellings of "explicar"?
Common misspellings include "epxlicar", "exlpicar", "expilcar", "explciar", "expliacr". The correct spelling is "explicar".
What language does "explicar" come from?
"explicar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

assistir#1,456resolver#1,476proteger#1,445procurar#1,444

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

melhorar12 variantsperceber12 variantspríncipe12 variantsviolência12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list