expedite
ex·pe·dite/ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/verb, adjective
expedite is spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-T-E, 3 syllables: ex·pe·dite. The wrong spelling people search most is expidite: about 940 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 10 of all searches for the word. Expedite is a verb meaning “To accelerate the progress of”.
How many letters and syllables are in expedite?
| Letters | 8: E-X-P-E-D-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ex·pe·dite |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, expidite, about 940 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell expedite?
Expedite is spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-T-E. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 10 of the searches for expedite in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is expedite?
Expedite appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 expedite?
- UK /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/
- US /ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/
Expedite has 3 syllables, split ex·pe·dite in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-expedite.ogg, En-au-expedite.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expedite
- expedites present, singular, he/she/it
- expediting participle, present
- expedited participle, past
- more expedite comparative
- most expedite superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expedite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To accelerate the progress of.
He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
- 2
To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
- 3
To perform the duties of an expediter.
- 4
obsoleteTo free from impediment; to release or set at liberty.
adjective
- 1
Free of impediment; unimpeded.
- 2
Expeditious; quick; prompt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expedite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to accelerate the progress of:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accélérer, précipiter |
| German | beschleunigen |
| Portuguese | acelerar, apressar, agilizar |
| Spanish | acelerar, apresurar, agilizar, expeditar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does expedite come from?
From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).