expiry
/ɪkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/noun
expiry is spelled E-X-P-I-R-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, expiry means “End; termination; expiration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of expiry is expiries.
How many letters and syllables are in expiry?
| Letters | 6: E-X-P-I-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is expiry?
Expiry appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 expiry?
- /ɪkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/
- /ɛkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/
Expiry 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-AU_ck1_expiry.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-expiry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expiry
- expiries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expiry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaUKEnd; termination; expiration.
upon expiry
- 2
AustraliaUKDeath.
- 3
AustraliaSynonym of expiration date.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate expiry?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of expiry: exp..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expiry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense end, termination:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | expiration |
| German | Ablauf |
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 expiry come from?
From expire + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).