# expect vs expend

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### expect
*verb · IPA /ɪkˈspɛkt/ · frequency rank #1,050*
To predict or believe that something will happen

### expend
*verb · IPA /ɪkˈspɛnd/ · frequency rank #32,801*
To consume, exhaust (some resource).

## Source
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