Which to use
“expande” and “expone” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,364
- “expande” frequency rank
- #6,906
- “expone” frequency rank
- 27270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expande | expone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expandir o de expandirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exponer. |
Where the eye mixes expande and expone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. expande runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against expone's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses expande with expone
A purely visual mix-up. expande ([eksˈpãn̪d̪e]) and expone ([eksˈpone]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expande is recorded at frequency rank #20,364, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈpãn̪d̪e]. expone is at rank #6,906, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈpone].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27270, this pair ranks #227,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expande vs expone
Shared letters: enpx. Private to "expande": ad. Private to "expone": o.
"expande" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "expone" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "expande" for "expone" ever safe?
Frequency check: "expande" vs "expone" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "expande" and "expone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "expande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expande" and "expone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expande vs expide". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #227,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.