# expedition vs exposition

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### expedition
*noun · IPA /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ · frequency rank #7,222*
The act of expediting something; prompt execution.

### exposition
*noun · IPA /ɛkspəˈzɪʃən/ · frequency rank #13,146*
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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