# explosion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ · frequency rank #4,944

## Definitions
1. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
2. The sound of an explosion.
3. A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.

## Etymology
From French explosion, from Latin explōsiōnis, genitive form of explōsio, from explōdo (“to drive out by clapping”), from ex- and plōdo (“to clap or strike”). For more information see explode.

## Easily confused with
- **explosive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/explosion-vs-explosive)
- **expulsion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/explosion-vs-expulsion)
- **expansion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expansion-vs-explosion)
- **exclusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclusion-vs-explosion)

## Common misspellings (14)
`epxlosion`, `exlposion`, `expllosion`, `exploison`, `explosino`, `explosionn`, `explosoin`, `explossion`, `explotion`, `explsoion`, `expolsion`, `expplosion`, `exxplosion`, `xeplosion`

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