explodir
/ɐjʃ.plu.ˈdiɾ/
The verdict
“explodir” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,418 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,418
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - expandir com grande força e barulho por causa de rápidas reações químicas, como por exemplo no caso da pólvora e da nitroglicerina
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | explodir |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐjʃ.plu.ˈdiɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,418 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “explodir” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for explodir is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐjʃ.plu.ˈdiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,418 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 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 explodir, with forms such as "epxlodir", "exlpodir", and "expldoir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "expandir", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is explodir, spelled E-X-P-L-O-D-I-R.
Definition
- 1expandir com grande força e barulho por causa de rápidas reações químicas, como por exemplo no caso da pólvora e da nitroglicerina
- 2arrebentar-se, desfazer-se em pedaços por causa de grande aumento de pressão, como no caso de uma caldeira
- 3reagir violentamente e emocionalmente
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epxlodir,exlpodir,expldoir,expllodir,exploddir,explodirr,explodri,exploidr,expoldir,expplodir,exxplodir,xeplodir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explodir - 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 “explodir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-P-L-O-D-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐjʃ.plu.ˈdiɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “expandir” - see the side-by-side comparison. explodir vs expandir
- 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.