# exposé

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛkspoʊˈzeɪ/ · frequency rank #42,126

## Definitions
1. The act of exposing somebody or something; a shameful showing up.
2. A publication of investigative journalism that reveals hidden and often scandalous truths.
3. A formal recital or exposition.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French exposé.

## Easily confused with
- **exposed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expose-vs-exposed)
- **exposes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expose-vs-exposes)
- **exposure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expose-vs-exposure)
- **expo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expo-vs-expose)
- **excuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excuse-vs-expose)
- **export** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/export-vs-expose)
- **expire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expire-vs-expose)
- **excise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excise-vs-expose)
- **explore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/explore-vs-expose)
- **expense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expense-vs-expose)
- **explode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/explode-vs-expose)
- **expanse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expanse-vs-expose)
- **espouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/espouse-vs-expose)

## Common misspellings (8)
`epxosé`, `exopsé`, `expossé`, `expoés`, `expposé`, `expsoé`, `exxposé`, `xeposé`

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