# expire vs expiry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### expire
*verb · IPA /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #14,121*
To die.

### expiry
*noun · IPA /ɪkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/ · frequency rank #28,915*
End; termination; expiration.

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