Expo

\ɛk.spo\

/\ɛk.spo\/ name

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The verdict

“Expo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,241. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,241
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exposition internationale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-expo · Expo · French

Expo · rank #8,241 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,241
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH explose

Nearest frequency peer: explose (-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 « Expo »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Expo » 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).

Expo vs ext
25% similar
Expo vs expos
60% similar
Expo vs exposé
50% similar

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

Key facts for Expo
PropertyValue
HeadwordExpo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɛk.spo\
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,241
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Expo »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Expose 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 « explose » (#8,240), « exportation » (#8,242), « envergure » (#8,239). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « Expo » est au #8,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Expo (IPA \ɛk.spo\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,241 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Exposition internationale.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Expo, with forms such as "epxo", "exop", and "exppo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ext", "expos", "exposé", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Expo, spelled E-X-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exposition internationale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous nous sommes rencontrés à l’Expo 67, à Montréal.
  2. Je souhaite qu’ils parviennent à recréer l’atmosphère d’Expo 67. À cette époque, on a connu le monde, on y fut confronté.

This word in other languages

expo(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxo
  • exop
  • exppo
  • exxpo
  • xepo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epxo2exop2exppo1exxpo1xepo2
Edit distance from "Expo"

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 "Expo"?
"Expo" is spelled E-X-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.spo\.
What does "Expo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Expo" means: Exposition internationale.
What words are commonly confused with "Expo"?
"Expo" is commonly confused with "ext", "expos", "exposé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Expo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Expo" is \ɛk.spo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Expo" come from?
"Expo" 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 "Expo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list