expirar

[ekspiˈɾaɾ]

/[ekspiˈɾaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“expirar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,326 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,326
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Morir, llegar la vida a su fin.

Corpus desk

Index ES-expirar · expirar · Spanish

expirar · rank #56,326 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,326
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH expanda

Nearest frequency peer: expanda (-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 “expirar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “expirar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for expirar
PropertyValue
Headwordexpirar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ekspiˈɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,326
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “expirar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).expirarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “expanda” (#56,325), “exprimido” (#56,327), “existencialismo” (#56,324). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “expirar” va en #56,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expirar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,326 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ekspiˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for expirar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is expirar, spelled E-X-P-I-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Morir, llegar la vida a su fin.
  2. 2
    Acabar o terminar un periodo de tiempo, llegar un plazo a su fin, en particular referido a obligaciones legales.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "expirar"?
"expirar" is spelled E-X-P-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ekspiˈɾaɾ].
What does "expirar" mean?
As a verb, "expirar" means: Morir, llegar la vida a su fin.
How do you pronounce "expirar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expirar" is [ekspiˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expirar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list