expédier

\ɛk.spe.dje\

/\ɛk.spe.dje\/ verb

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The verdict

“expédier” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,546
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Envoyer, faire partir quelque chose pour une certaine destination.

Corpus desk

Index FR-expedier · expédier · French

expédier · rank #23,546 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,546
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH explorateurs

Nearest frequency peer: explorateurs (-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 « expédier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « expédier » 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).

expédier vs expier
75% similar
expédier vs expéditeur
80% similar
expédier vs expédie
88% similar

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

Key facts for expédier
PropertyValue
Headwordexpédier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛk.spe.dje\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,546
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « expédier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.expédierse 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 « explorateurs » (#23,545), « factory » (#23,547), « exemption » (#23,544). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « expédier » est au #23,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around expédier (IPA \ɛk.spe.dje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,546 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for expédier, with forms such as "epxédier", "expdéier", and "expedier". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "expier", "expéditeur", "expédie", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is expédier, spelled E-X-P-É-D-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Envoyer, faire partir quelque chose pour une certaine destination.
  2. 2
    Copier littéralement un état administratif, un acte notarié ou juridique, un diplôme, un brevet, etc., en les revêtant des formes nécessaires pour qu’ils puissent faire foi au besoin.
  3. 3
    Se hâter d’exécuter ou de conclure quelque chose.
  4. 4
    Consommer rapidement.
  5. 5
    Congédier rapidement quelqu’un.
  6. 6
    Terminer, en parlant d'actions ou d'affaires en cours.
  7. 7
    Faire mourir vite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est du port d’Ambly-sur-Bar que s’expédient sur Paris, le nord de la France et la Belgique, les nombreux bois de commerce et de chauffage qui proviennent des forêts des environs.
  2. Elle avait eu deux beaux enfants de ce matelot, la Clémence, puis la chienne de guerre, la grande, était arrivée, expédiant le Paul aux Dardanelles, dans les pays là-bas comme on disait, aux cinq cents diables quoi !

This word in other languages

send(English)expedir(Español)expedieren(Deutsch)aviar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxédier
  • expdéier
  • expedier
  • exppédier
  • expéddier
  • expédeir
  • expédierr
  • expédire
  • expéider
  • exxpédier
  • exépdier
  • xepédier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expédier - 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.

epxédier2expdéier2expedier1exppédier1expéddier1expédeir2expédierr1expédire2
Edit distance from "expédier"

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 "expédier"?
"expédier" is spelled E-X-P-É-D-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.spe.dje\.
What does "expédier" mean?
As a verb, "expédier" means: Envoyer, faire partir quelque chose pour une certaine destination.
What words are commonly confused with "expédier"?
"expédier" is commonly confused with "expier", "expéditeur", "expédie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "expédier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expédier" is \ɛk.spe.dje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expédier" come from?
"expédier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gascogne#23,564déloyale#23,526grillage#23,569décidait#23,522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

followers12 variantsdébutera12 variantsdivisent12 variantsdessinent12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list