expound
/ɪkˈspaʊnd/
"expound" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“expound” is uncommon English (frequency #53,532 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,532
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
Corpus desk
Index EN-expound · expound · English
expound · rank #53,532 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,532
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH fashionably
Nearest frequency peer: fashionably (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “expound”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- evaluator
evaluator
46,473 corpus weight
- expeditious…
expeditiously
46,471 corpus weight
- expound
expound
46,469 corpus weight
- fashionably
fashionably
46,468 corpus weight
- feathery
feathery
46,466 corpus weight
- feelgood
feelgood
46,464 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “expound” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expound |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,532 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “expound” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
expound is uncommon English at frequency #53,532 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪkˈspaʊnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
expound doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English expounden, from Old French espondre, from Latin exponere. Doublet of expone and expose. The correct English form is expound, spelled E-X-P-O-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
- 2To make a statement, especially at length.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how expound appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Today I'll expound at length the theory propounded last week.
“[…] Some day, when you are tired of London, come down to Treadley, and expound to me your philosophy of pleasure over some admirable Burgundy I am fortunate enough to possess.”
Etymology
From Middle English expounden, from Old French espondre, from Latin exponere. Doublet of expone and expose.
This word in other languages
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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