expiation
/ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/
"expiation" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“expiation” is an uncommon English word, ranked #83,234 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #83,234
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expiation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,234 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “expiation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for expiation is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #83,234 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for expiation in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French expiation, from Latin expiātiō(n) (“satisfaction”). The correct English form is expiation, spelled E-X-P-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
- 2The act of expiating or stripping off.
Etymology
From Middle French expiation, from Latin expiātiō(n) (“satisfaction”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “expiation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-X-P-I-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.