Expedition

[ɛkspediˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɛkspediˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Expedition” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,078
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Fertigmachen zum Versand

Corpus desk

Index DE-expedition · Expedition · German

Expedition · rank #10,078 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,078
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Etappe

Nearest frequency peer: Etappe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Expedition“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Expedition“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Expedition vs Exposition
80% similar
Expedition vs Expeditionen
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Expedition
PropertyValue
HeadwordExpedition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛkspediˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,078
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Expedition“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Expeditionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Etappe“ (#10,077), „Fahnen“ (#10,079), „Feldern“ (#10,080). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Expedition“ bei #10,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Expedition (IPA [ɛkspediˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,078 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Expedition, with forms such as "epxedition", "exepdition", and "expdeition". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Exposition", "Expeditionen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Expedition, spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Fertigmachen zum Versand
  2. 2
    Versendung
  3. 3
    Versandabteilung einer Firma
  4. 4
    Forschungsreise
  5. 5
    Kriegszug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie machten eine Expedition nach Südamerika.
  2. „Fast alle, die im Höhenbergsteigen Rang und Namen haben, sind an der Lhotse-Südwand gescheitert, insgesamt rund ein Dutzend Expeditionen.“

Synonyms

Expedit

This word in other languages

exploration(English)expédition(Français)expedição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxedition
  • exepdition
  • expdeition
  • expeddition
  • expediiton
  • expeditino
  • expeditionn
  • expeditoin
  • expedittion
  • expedtiion
  • expeidtion
  • exppedition
  • exxpedition
  • xepedition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Expedition - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epxedition2exepdition2expdeition2expeddition1expediiton2expeditino2expeditionn1expeditoin2
Edit distance from "Expedition"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Expedition"?
"Expedition" is spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛkspediˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Expedition" mean?
As a noun, "Expedition" means: das Fertigmachen zum Versand
What words are commonly confused with "Expedition"?
"Expedition" is commonly confused with "Exposition", "Expeditionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Expedition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Expedition" is [ɛkspediˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Expedition" come from?
"Expedition" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

erfordern14 variantserfolgten14 variantsFranziska14 variantsbeliebigen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list