expire

[eksˈpiɾe]

/[eksˈpiɾe]/ verb

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The verdict

“expire” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,520 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,520
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de expirar.

Key facts for expire
PropertyValue
Headwordexpire
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksˈpiɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “expire” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). expire lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expire is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,520 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eksˈpiɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for expire in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is expire, spelled E-X-P-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de expirar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de expirar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de expirar.

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 "expire"?
"expire" is spelled E-X-P-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈpiɾe].
What does "expire" mean?
As a verb, "expire" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de expirar.
How do you pronounce "expire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expire" is [eksˈpiɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expire" come from?
"expire" 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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Using “expire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-P-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [eksˈpiɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list