expected

\ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd\

/\ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd\/ verb

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The verdict

“expected” is an uncommon French word, ranked #99,070 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#99,070
frequency rank, French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe passé du verbe to expect.

Key facts for expected
PropertyValue
Headwordexpected
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd\
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,070
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “expected” sits in French 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). expected lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for expected is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd\. Corpus data places it at rank #99,070 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for expected, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is expected, spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé du verbe to expect.
  2. 2
    Prétérit du verbe to expect.

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 "expected"?
"expected" is spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd\.
What does "expected" mean?
As a verb, "expected" means: Participe passé du verbe to expect.
How do you pronounce "expected"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expected" is \ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expected" come from?
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Using “expected”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-X-P-E-C-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list