Which to use
“excluded” and “exploded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,418
- “excluded” frequency rank
- #10,044
- “exploded” frequency rank
- 18462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excluded | exploded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kept out; not permitted to enter or be a part; shunned. | Having been subjected to an explosion; blown up. |
Letter map: excluded vs exploded
Shared letters muted; letters that set excluded and exploded apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: excluded and exploded
excluded and exploded are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excluded is recorded at frequency rank #8,418, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɪksˈkluːdɪd/. exploded is at rank #10,044, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18462, this pair ranks #444,753 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of excluded vs exploded
Shared letters: delx. Private to "excluded": cu. Private to "exploded": op.
"excluded" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "exploded" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "excluded" for "exploded" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "excluded" or "exploded" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "excluded" vs "exploded" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "excluded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exploded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #444,753 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excluded" and "exploded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excluded vs excused". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #444,753 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.