exprime

\ɛk.spʁim\

/\ɛk.spʁim\/ verb

The verdict

“exprime” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,075 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#4,075
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exprimer.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

exprime vs extreme
71% similar
exprime vs exprimer
88% similar
exprime vs exprimée
88% similar

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

Key facts for exprime
PropertyValue
Headwordexprime
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛk.spʁim\
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,075
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “exprime” 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). exprime 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 exprime is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛk.spʁim\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,075 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for exprime, with forms such as "epxrime", "expirme", and "expprime". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "extreme", "exprimer", "exprimée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is exprime, spelled E-X-P-R-I-M-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epxrime,expirme,expprime,expriem,exprimme,exprmie,exprrime,exrpime,exxprime,xeprime

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epxrime2expirme2expprime1expriem2exprimme1exprmie2exprrime1exrpime2
Edit distance from "exprime"

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 "exprime"?
"exprime" is spelled E-X-P-R-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.spʁim\.
What does "exprime" mean?
As a verb, "exprime" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exprimer.
What words are commonly confused with "exprime"?
"exprime" is commonly confused with "extreme", "exprimer", "exprimée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exprime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exprime" is \ɛk.spʁim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exprime" come from?
"exprime" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “exprime”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-X-P-R-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛk.spʁim\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “extreme” - see the side-by-side comparison. exprime vs extreme
  • 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