# expected

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/ · frequency rank #1,166

## Definitions
1. Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.

## Easily confused with
- **expedited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expected-vs-expedited)
- **expect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expect-vs-expected)
- **elected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elected-vs-expected)
- **erected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erected-vs-expected)
- **executed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/executed-vs-expected)
- **effected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effected-vs-expected)

## Common misspellings (12)
`epxected`, `exepcted`, `expceted`, `expeccted`, `expecetd`, `expectde`, `expectedd`, `expectted`, `expetced`, `exppected`, `exxpected`, `xepected`

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