expansion

/ɪkˈspænʃən/

//ɪkˈspænʃən// noun

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The verdict

“expansion” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,546
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expansión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-expansion · expansion · Spanish

expansion · rank #46,546 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,546
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH excusado

Nearest frequency peer: excusado (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “expansion”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “expansion” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

expansion vs expresión
67% similar
expansion vs expulsión
67% similar
expansion vs extension
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for expansion
PropertyValue
Headwordexpansion
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪkˈspænʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,546
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “expansion”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).expansioncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “excusado” (#46,545), “expide” (#46,547), “excelentísimo” (#46,544). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “expansion” va en #46,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around expansion (IPA /ɪkˈspænʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,546 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Expansión.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for expansion, with forms such as "epxansion", "exapnsion", and "expancion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "expresión", "expulsión", "extension", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is expansion, spelled E-X-P-A-N-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expansión.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxansion
  • exapnsion
  • expancion
  • expanison
  • expannsion
  • expansino
  • expansionn
  • expansoin
  • expanssion
  • expasnion
  • expnasion
  • exppansion
  • exxpansion
  • xepansion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expansion - 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.

epxansion2exapnsion2expancion1expanison2expannsion1expansino2expansionn1expansoin2
Edit distance from "expansion"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "expansion"?
"expansion" is spelled E-X-P-A-N-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪkˈspænʃən/.
What does "expansion" mean?
As a noun, "expansion" means: Expansión.
What words are commonly confused with "expansion"?
"expansion" is commonly confused with "expresión", "expulsión", "extension". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "expansion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expansion" is /ɪkˈspænʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expansion" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "expansion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

explotaba#46,548extrañeza#46,553federados#46,560ensamblar#46,525

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

examinador14 variantsenjuiciado14 variantsfiltrados14 variantsenamoraron14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list