expiration
ex·pir·a·tion/ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/noun
expiration is spelled E-X-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (ex·pir·a·tion). It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, expiration means “The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of expiration is expirations.
How many letters and syllables are in expiration?
| Letters | 10: E-X-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·pir·a·tion |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th 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; 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 expiration?
Expiration appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 expiration?
- UK /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/
- UK [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩]
- US /ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
Expiration has 4 syllables, split ex·pir·a·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-expiration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with expiration?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as expiration from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
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 expiration
- expirations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expiration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
Holonym: respiration
- 2
A single outward breath.
labored expirations
- 3
Other similar release of volatile matter.
- 4
The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
- 5
Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
expiration date
- 6
That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate expiration?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of expiration: exp..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expiration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | expiration |
| Spanish | expiración, caducación , espiración |
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 expiration come from?
From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).