expedir

/ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/

//ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ// verb

The verdict

“expedir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,549 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,549
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enviar algo (principalmente por correio)

Corpus desk

Index PT-expedir · expedir · Portuguese

expedir · rank #61,549 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,549
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH esparadrapo

Nearest frequency peer: esparadrapo (-12 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “expedir”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “expedir” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for expedir
PropertyValue
Headwordexpedir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,549
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “expedir” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).expedircai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “esparadrapo” (#61,537), “figurativo” (#61,563), “fiorde” (#61,567). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “expedir” fica em #61,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expedir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,549 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for expedir in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is expedir, spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    enviar algo (principalmente por correio)
  2. 2
    enviar alguém

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Expediu um funcionário para receber o visitante.

This word in other languages

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "expedir"?
"expedir" is spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/.
What does "expedir" mean?
As a verb, "expedir" means: enviar algo (principalmente por correio)
How do you pronounce "expedir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expedir" is /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list