# expert

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛk.spɜːt/ · frequency rank #2,677

## Definitions
1. Extraordinary capable or knowledgeable.
2. Characteristic of an expert.
3. Proven, experienced, veteran.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English [Term?], derived from Old French [Term?] (“experienced”), derived from Latin expertus, perfect active participle of experior (“to try”).

## Easily confused with
- **extent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expert-vs-extent)
- **export** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expert-vs-export)
- **expire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expert-vs-expire)
- **expiry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expert-vs-expiry)
- **extort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expert-vs-extort)
- **experts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expert-vs-experts)
- **expertly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expert-vs-expertly)
- **exert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exert-vs-expert)
- **expel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expel-vs-expert)
- **expat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expat-vs-expert)
- **Ebert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ebert-vs-expert)
- **except** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/except-vs-expert)
- **expect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expect-vs-expert)
- **expend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expend-vs-expert)
- **Elbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elbert-vs-expert)
- **Eckert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eckert-vs-expert)
- **excerpt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excerpt-vs-expert)

## Common misspellings (9)
`epxert`, `exeprt`, `experrt`, `expertt`, `expetr`, `exppert`, `expret`, `exxpert`, `xepert`

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