exposure

/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/

//ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)// noun

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The verdict

“exposure” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,447 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,447
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La condición de estar expuesto, descubierto o desprotegido; exposición.

Corpus desk

Index ES-exposure · exposure · Spanish

exposure · rank #75,447 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,447
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH expresará

Nearest frequency peer: expresará (+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 “exposure”

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 “exposure” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for exposure
PropertyValue
Headwordexposure
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,447
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “exposure” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).exposurecae 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: “expresará” (#75,448), “experimentarán” (#75,445), “exquisitamente” (#75,449). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “exposure” va en #75,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exposure is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,447 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

exposure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is exposure, spelled E-X-P-O-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    La condición de estar expuesto, descubierto o desprotegido; exposición.
  2. 2
    Falta de protección de la intemperie o de los elementos; exposición.
  3. 3
    El acto de exponer algo, tal como un escándalo.
  4. 4
    El acto o condición de estar en riesgo de pérdidas financieras.
  5. 5
    Esa parte que enfrenta o está expuesta a algo, v. gr. al sol, tiempo, cielo o a una vista; exposición.
  6. 6
    Una instancia de tomar una fotografía; exposición.
  7. 7
    La parte del film expuesta a la luz.
  8. 8
    Detalles del tiempo y número f usados; exposición.
  9. 9
    La cantidad de sol, viento, etc. recibida por un sitio particular.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how exposure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Limit your exposure to harsh chemicals.
  2. Get as much exposure to a new language as you can.

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 "exposure"?
"exposure" is spelled E-X-P-O-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/.
What does "exposure" mean?
As a noun, "exposure" means: La condición de estar expuesto, descubierto o desprotegido; exposición.
How do you pronounce "exposure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exposure" is /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

extensor#75,450extraían#75,453espantos#75,418formemos#75,480

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list