exposé
/ˌɛkspoʊˈzeɪ/
"expose" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exposé” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,126
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of exposing somebody or something; a shameful showing up.
Corpus desk
Index EN-expose · exposé · English
exposé · rank #42,126 · 8 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-MID #42,126
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH exclaiming
Nearest frequency peer: exclaiming (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “exposé”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Eugenia
Eugenia
57,877 corpus weight
- exclaiming
exclaiming
57,876 corpus weight
- exposé
exposé
57,875 corpus weight
- fabulously
fabulously
57,874 corpus weight
- faithless
faithless
57,873 corpus weight
- falsetto
falsetto
57,872 corpus weight
What this shows “exposé” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exposé |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɛkspoʊˈzeɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #42,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “exposé”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around exposé (IPA /ˌɛkspoʊˈzeɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,126 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for exposé, with forms such as "epxosé", "exopsé", and "expossé". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "exposed", "exposes", "exposure", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French exposé. The correct English form is exposé, spelled E-X-P-O-S-É.
Definition
- 1The act of exposing somebody or something; a shameful showing up.
- 2A publication of investigative journalism that reveals hidden and often scandalous truths.
- 3A formal recital or exposition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exposé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"What shall be said to my sister? We cannot steal from her without saying something, as she would conclude we were murdered, apply to the ambassador, and bring on the very exposé we desire to avoid."
Just as with other recent reports by various bodies on HS2 and the ticket office closures, the National Audit Office's effort on the rail reform process is a devastating exposé of the failings and floundering of a dying administration that has failed to understand the value of having an efficient rail network.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French exposé.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epxosé
- exopsé
- expossé
- expoés
- expposé
- expsoé
- exxposé
- xeposé
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exposé - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).