expatriation
\ɛks.pa.tʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“expatriation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,793
- frequency rank, French
- 201,161
- “E” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’expatrier, de s’expatrier ou résultat de cette action.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expatriation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛks.pa.tʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #38,793 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “expatriation” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around expatriation (IPA \ɛks.pa.tʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,793 among 201,161 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action d’expatrier, de s’expatrier ou résultat de cette action.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for expatriation, with forms such as "epxatriation", "exaptriation", and "expartiation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is expatriation, spelled E-X-P-A-T-R-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’expatrier, de s’expatrier ou résultat de cette action.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epxatriation
- exaptriation
- expartiation
- expatiration
- expatraition
- expatriaiton
- expatriatino
- expatriationn
- expatriatoin
- expatriattion
- expatritaion
- expatrriation
- expattriation
- exppatriation
- exptariation
- exxpatriation
- xepatriation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expatriation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “expatriation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-X-P-A-T-R-I-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛks.pa.tʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.