expeditious
/ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/adjective
expeditious is spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-T-I-O-U-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, expeditious means “Fast, prompt, speedy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in expeditious?
| Letters | 11: E-X-P-E-D-I-T-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is expeditious?
Expeditious appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 expeditious?
- /ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/
Expeditious has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-expeditious.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-expeditious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expeditious
- more expeditious comparative
- most expeditious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expeditious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Fast, prompt, speedy.
Near-synonym: expedited
- 2
Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
Near-synonym: expedited
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expeditious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Fast, prompt, speedy:
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 expeditious come from?
From Middle English expedycius (“useful, fitting”), from Latin expedītus (“disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered”), past participle of expediō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).