expiation

\ɛk.spja.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛk.spja.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“expiation” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,331. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,331
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’expier ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-expiation · expiation · French

expiation · rank #42,331 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,331
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH euphorique

Nearest frequency peer: euphorique (-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 « expiation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « expiation » 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).

expiation vs expiration
90% similar
expiation vs explication
82% similar
expiation vs épilation
67% similar

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

Key facts for expiation
PropertyValue
Headwordexpiation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛk.spja.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,331
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « expiation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.expiationse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « euphorique » (#42,330), « esthétiquement » (#42,329), « farfelues » (#42,333). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « expiation » est au #42,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around expiation (IPA \ɛk.spja.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,331 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for expiation, with forms such as "epxiation", "exipation", and "expaition". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "expiration", "explication", "épilation", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is expiation, spelled E-X-P-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’expier ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Certaines cérémonies que les Anciens faisaient pour expier un crime ou pour apaiser la colère du ciel, manifestée par les prodiges.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un si faible châtiment ne suffit pas pour l’expiation de ce crime.
  2. Il souffre tout avec patience pour l’expiation de ses péchés.

This word in other languages

atonement(English)Entsühnung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxiation
  • exipation
  • expaition
  • expiaiton
  • expiatino
  • expiationn
  • expiatoin
  • expiattion
  • expitaion
  • exppiation
  • exxpiation
  • xepiation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expiation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epxiation2exipation2expaition2expiaiton2expiatino2expiationn1expiatoin2expiattion1
Edit distance from "expiation"

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 "expiation"?
"expiation" is spelled E-X-P-I-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.spja.sjɔ̃\.
What does "expiation" mean?
As a noun, "expiation" means: Action d’expier ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "expiation"?
"expiation" is commonly confused with "expiration", "explication", "épilation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "expiation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expiation" is \ɛk.spja.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expiation" come from?
"expiation" 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 "expiation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

farfelues#42,333fatalisme#42,334erratique#42,327envenimer#42,326

Similar misspelling depth

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

dépouillée12 variantsdorsales12 variantshappening12 variantsdagobert12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list