expiar
Spanish, verb/eɡsˈpjaɾ/
expiar is spelled E-X-P-I-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 68,358th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Expiar is a Spanish verb meaning “to atone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Limpiar o enmendar la culpa a través del cumplimiento de un castigo o penitencia”.
What does expiar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to atone
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Limpiar o enmendar la culpa a través del cumplimiento de un castigo o penitencia. 2. Referido a un delincuente, cumplir una pena. 3. Sufrir las consecuencias de decisiones o acciones generalmente desacertadas. 4. Purificar lo profanado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of expiar
- expío first-person present singular
- expié first-person preterite singular
- expiado participle past
- i-í alternation
- expiando gerund
- expiada feminine participle past
- expiados masculine participle past
- expiadas feminine participle past
- expías indicative informal present
- expiás indicative informal present
- expía indicative present singular
- expiamos first-person indicative plural
- expiáis indicative plural present
- expían indicative plural present
- expiaba first-person imperfect indicative
- expiabas imperfect indicative second-person
- expiábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- expiabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expiar?
- /eɡsˈpjaɾ/
- [eɣ̞sˈpjaɾ]
- /eɡspiˈaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to expiar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is expiar in Spanish?
expiar appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).