# expanse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪkˈspæns/ · frequency rank #22,368

## Definitions
1. A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
2. An amount of spread or stretch.

## Etymology
From Latin expansum, from expandō.

## Easily confused with
- **exposé** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expanse-vs-expose)
- **expense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expanse-vs-expense)
- **expenses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expanse-vs-expenses)
- **expansive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expanse-vs-expansive)
- **expand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expand-vs-expanse)
- **expanded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expanded-vs-expanse)

## Common misspellings (10)
`epxanse`, `exapnse`, `expanes`, `expannse`, `expansse`, `expasne`, `expnase`, `exppanse`, `exxpanse`, `xepanse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/expanse