expédie

\ɛks.pe.di\

/\ɛks.pe.di\/ verb

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The verdict

“expédie” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,837
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de expédier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-expedie · expédie · French

expédie · rank #36,837 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,837
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH expressive

Nearest frequency peer: expressive (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « expédie »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « expédie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

expédie vs experte
57% similar
expédie vs expédier
88% similar
expédie vs expédiée
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for expédie
PropertyValue
Headwordexpédie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛks.pe.di\
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,837
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « expédie »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).expédiese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « expressive » (#36,836), « ext » (#36,838), « exploitables » (#36,835). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « expédie » est au #36,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around expédie (IPA \ɛks.pe.di\), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,837 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for expédie, with forms such as "epxédie", "expdéie", and "expedie". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "experte", "expédier", "expédiée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is expédie, spelled E-X-P-É-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de expédier.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de expédier.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de expédier.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de expédier.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de expédier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Alors, grave dans sa démarche, réservé dans ses politesses, avare de mots, chiche de pensées, on l’expédie en pays étranger.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxédie
  • expdéie
  • expedie
  • exppédie
  • expéddie
  • expédei
  • expéide
  • exxpédie
  • exépdie
  • xepédie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expédie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epxédie2expdéie2expedie1exppédie1expéddie1expédei2expéide2exxpédie1
Edit distance from "expédie"

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 "expédie"?
"expédie" is spelled E-X-P-É-D-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.pe.di\.
What does "expédie" mean?
As a verb, "expédie" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de expédier.
What words are commonly confused with "expédie"?
"expédie" is commonly confused with "experte", "expédier", "expédiée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "expédie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expédie" is \ɛks.pe.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expédie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

faiblit#36,842fougère#36,847fournée#36,849féconde#36,856

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

flâner10 variantsfoutaise10 variantsgasquet10 variantsguimauve10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list