# expansive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkˈspænsɪv/ · frequency rank #17,612

## Definitions
1. Comprehensive in scope or extent.
2. Talkative and sociable.
3. Able to be expanded.
4. Exhibiting expansivity.

## Etymology
From Latin expāns-, past-participle stem of expandere (“to spread out”; see expand) + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **expensive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expansive-vs-expensive)
- **extensive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expansive-vs-extensive)
- **explosive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expansive-vs-explosive)
- **expanse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expanse-vs-expansive)
- **expansion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expansion-vs-expansive)

## Common misspellings (13)
`epxansive`, `exapnsive`, `expanisve`, `expannsive`, `expansiev`, `expansivve`, `expanssive`, `expansvie`, `expasnive`, `expnasive`, `exppansive`, `exxpansive`, `xepansive`

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