Which to use
“expect” is a verb and “export” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,050
- “expect” frequency rank
- #4,758
- “export” frequency rank
- 5808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expect | export |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To predict or believe that something will happen | Of or relating to exportation or exports. |
Letter map: expect vs export
Shared letters muted; letters that set expect and export apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - expect and export
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: expect is averb and exportanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expect is recorded at frequency rank #1,050, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪkˈspɛkt/. export is at rank #4,758, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 5808, this pair ranks #513,941 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of expect vs export
Shared letters: eptx. Private to "expect": c. Private to "export": or.
"expect" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "export" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "expect" and "export" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "expect" or "export" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "expect" and "export". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "expect" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "export" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #513,941 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expect" and "export" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "export vs exposé". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #513,941 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.