expatriar

[ekspaˈt̪ɾjaɾ]

/[ekspaˈt̪ɾjaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“expatriar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expulsar o hacer salir de la patria (región, ciudad o país con que se tienen vínculos de nacimiento, historia, familia, afecto o identidad legal).

Corpus desk

Index ES-expatriar · expatriar · Spanish

expatriar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for expatriar
PropertyValue
Headwordexpatriar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ekspaˈt̪ɾjaɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “expatriar” en español

expatriarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expatriar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ekspaˈt̪ɾjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expulsar o hacer salir de la patria (región, ciudad o país con que se tienen vínculos de nacimiento, historia, familia, afecto o identidad legal).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for expatriar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is expatriar, spelled E-X-P-A-T-R-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expulsar o hacer salir de la patria (región, ciudad o país con que se tienen vínculos de nacimiento, historia, familia, afecto o identidad legal).

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "expatriar"?
"expatriar" is spelled E-X-P-A-T-R-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ekspaˈt̪ɾjaɾ].
What does "expatriar" mean?
As a verb, "expatriar" means: Expulsar o hacer salir de la patria (región, ciudad o país con que se tienen vínculos de nacimiento, historia, familia, afecto o identidad legal).
How do you pronounce "expatriar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expatriar" is [ekspaˈt̪ɾjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expatriar" come from?
"expatriar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list