explicitar

verb

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The verdict

“explicitar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,480 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,480
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tornar explícito, claro, sem ambiguidades; esclarecer

Key facts for explicitar
PropertyValue
Headwordexplicitar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,480
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “explicitar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). explicitar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

explicitar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,480 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tornar explícito, claro, sem ambiguidades; esclarecer".

explicitar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is explicitar, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar explícito, claro, sem ambiguidades; esclarecer

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 "explicitar"?
"explicitar" is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-I-T-A-R.
What does "explicitar" mean?
As a verb, "explicitar" means: tornar explícito, claro, sem ambiguidades; esclarecer
What language does "explicitar" come from?
"explicitar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “explicitar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-P-L-I-C-I-T-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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list