expansions

\ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“expansions” is uncommon French (frequency #64,435 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,435
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de expansion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-expansions · expansions · French

expansions · rank #64,435 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,435
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exfiltration

Nearest frequency peer: exfiltration (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « expansions »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « expansions » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for expansions
PropertyValue
Headwordexpansions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,435
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « expansions » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).expansionstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « exfiltration » (#64,434), « expliquerais » (#64,436), « exempter » (#64,433). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « expansions » est au #64,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expansions is uncommon French at frequency #64,435 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de expansion.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for expansions, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is expansions, spelled E-X-P-A-N-S-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de expansion.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "expansions"?
"expansions" is spelled E-X-P-A-N-S-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
What does "expansions" mean?
As a noun, "expansions" means: Pluriel de expansion.
How do you pronounce "expansions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expansions" is \ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list