explicar
The verdict
“explicar” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,464 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #1,464
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - transitivo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | explicar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,464 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “explicar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for explicar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #1,464 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “explicar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-P-L-I-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.