expatriar

verb

The verdict

“expatriar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer sair da pátria, exilar

Corpus desk

Index PT-expatriar · expatriar · Portuguese

expatriar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for expatriar
PropertyValue
Headwordexpatriar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “expatriar” em português

expatriarestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expatriar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for expatriar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is expatriar, spelled E-X-P-A-T-R-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer sair da pátria, exilar
  2. 2
    sair da pátria por vontade própria; exilar-se

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Em vez de expatriar executivo, empresas economizam ao oferecer para o funcionário uma nova vaga no exterior."

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "expatriar"?
"expatriar" is spelled E-X-P-A-T-R-I-A-R.
What does "expatriar" mean?
As a verb, "expatriar" means: fazer sair da pátria, exilar
What language does "expatriar" come from?
"expatriar" is a Portuguese 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list