# expat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛksˌpæt/ · frequency rank #28,540

## Definitions
1. An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, usually a poorer one, often for an occupation, training, or education.

## Etymology
Apocope of expatriate.

## Easily confused with
- **expo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expat-vs-expo)
- **expel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expat-vs-expel)
- **expect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expat-vs-expect)
- **expert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expat-vs-expert)
- **export** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expat-vs-export)
- **extant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expat-vs-extant)
- **eat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eat-vs-expat)
- **EPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/epa-vs-expat)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exit-vs-expat)
- **exam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exam-vs-expat)
- **exist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exist-vs-expat)
- **exact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-expat)
- **exert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exert-vs-expat)
- **exalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exalt-vs-expat)
- **expand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expand-vs-expat)

## Common misspellings (7)
`epxat`, `exapt`, `expatt`, `exppat`, `expta`, `exxpat`, `xepat`

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