expedieren

[ɛkspeˈdiːʁən]

/[ɛkspeˈdiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“expedieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bildungssprachlich: etwas absenden, befördern (und zuvor für den Versand bereiten, abfertigen)

Key facts for expedieren
PropertyValue
Headwordexpedieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛkspeˈdiːʁən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “expedieren” sits in German frequency

expedieren falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expedieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛkspeˈdiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for expedieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is expedieren, spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bildungssprachlich: etwas absenden, befördern (und zuvor für den Versand bereiten, abfertigen)
  2. 2
    abwertend: jemanden wegschicken, rauswerfen, entlassen; etwas ausrangieren, aussortieren

Synonyms

abschickenabsendenauf den Weg schickenbefördernentsendenfortschickenfortsendenlosschickenlossendenschickensendenspedierentransportierenüberführenübermittelnübersendenverfrachtenverschickenversendenwegschickenwegsendenabfertigenaufgebenausfertigenerledigenfertigmachenversandfertigwegschaffenVersandAbreiseausrangierenaussortierenentlassenhinausbefördernrauswerfenrausschmeißenden Laufpass gebenzum Teufel jagenins Jenseits befördern

Antonyms

ankommenannehmenbekommeneingeheneintreffenempfangenentgegennehmenerhaltenin Empfang nehmenübernehmenzustellenzuteilenakzipieren

This word in other languages

ship(English)enviar(Español)expédier(Français)mandar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "expedieren"?
"expedieren" is spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛkspeˈdiːʁən].
What does "expedieren" mean?
As a verb, "expedieren" means: bildungssprachlich: etwas absenden, befördern (und zuvor für den Versand bereiten, abfertigen)
How do you pronounce "expedieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expedieren" is [ɛkspeˈdiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expedieren" come from?
"expedieren" is a German 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 “expedieren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-X-P-E-D-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛkspeˈdiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.

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

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