# expiration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #15,401

## Definitions
1. An act, process, or instance of expiring.
2. An act, process, or instance of expiring.
3. An act, process, or instance of expiring.
4. An act, process, or instance of expiring.
5. An act, process, or instance of expiring.
6. An act, process, or instance of expiring.

## Etymology
From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **exploration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expiration-vs-exploration)
- **excitation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excitation-vs-expiration)

## Common misspellings (15)
`epxiration`, `exipration`, `expiartion`, `expiraiton`, `expirasion`, `expiratino`, `expirationn`, `expiratoin`, `expirattion`, `expirration`, `expirtaion`, `exppiration`, `expriation`, `exxpiration`, `xepiration`

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