expound
/ɪkˈspaʊnd/
"expound" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“expound” is an uncommon English word, ranked #53,532 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #53,532
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
| 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
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for expound is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪkˈspaʊnd/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,532 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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Using “expound”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-X-P-O-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.