expiar
[eksˈpjaɾ]
The verdict
“expiar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,570 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,570
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Limpiar o enmendar la culpa a través del cumplimiento de un castigo o penitencia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-expiar · expiar · Spanish
expiar · rank #68,570 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,570
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH existencialis…
Nearest frequency peer: existencialista (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “expiar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- excederse
excederse
31,435 corpus weight
- exclusive
exclusive
31,434 corpus weight
- existencial…
existencialista
31,432 corpus weight
- expiar
expiar
31,431 corpus weight
- extinguen
extinguen
31,429 corpus weight
- fajos
fajos
31,428 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “expiar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expiar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eksˈpjaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,570 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “expiar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
expiar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,570 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eksˈpjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for expiar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is expiar, spelled E-X-P-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Limpiar o enmendar la culpa a través del cumplimiento de un castigo o penitencia.
- 2Referido a un delincuente, cumplir una pena.
- 3Sufrir las consecuencias de decisiones o acciones generalmente desacertadas.
- 4Purificar lo profanado.
- 5Depurar responsabilidades, tomando las decisiones pertinentes.^([cita requerida])
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how expiar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pero enseguida evocó los horrores de la cárcel y logró contenerse. Además, se animó, él pensaba expiar la culpa en el matorral. Se haría de verdad eremita. Rezaría dos horas diarias. Se fustigaría con una vara.
Queda sin saberse si Forcat es el verdadero culpable del homicidio que expía en la cárcel.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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