expat
/ˈɛksˌpæt/noun
expat is spelled E-X-P-A-T: 5 letters. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, expat means “An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, often for an occupation, training, or education” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of expat is expats.
How many letters and syllables are in expat?
| Letters | 5: E-X-P-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is expat?
Expat appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce expat?
- /ˈɛksˌpæt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-expat.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-expat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expat
- expats plural
- ex-pat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, often for an occupation, training, or education.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does expat come from?
Clipping of expatriate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).