expertise
/ˌɛkspɚˈtis/noun, verb
expertise is spelled E-X-P-E-R-T-I-S-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, expertise means “Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of expertise is expertises.
How many letters and syllables are in expertise?
| Letters | 9: E-X-P-E-R-T-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,456th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is expertise?
Expertise appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th 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 expertise?
- UK /ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz/
- UK /ˌɛkspəˈtiːz/
- US /ˌɛkspɚˈtis/
Expertise has 3 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: En-us-expertise.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with expertise?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as expertise from its last stressed vowel (/is/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of expertise
- expertises plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- expertising participle, present
- expertised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expertise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.
- 2
Advice, or opinion, of an expert.
verb
- 1
rareTo supply with expert knowledge or advice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expertise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense great skill or knowledge:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | compétence, expertise |
| German | Expertise, Fachkenntnis, Sachverstand |
| Portuguese | perícia, especialidade, expertise |
| Spanish | pericia, expertise, experticia, peritaje, peritación |
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 expertise come from?
Borrowed from French expertise. Compare gourmandise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).