expulsion
/ɪkˈspʌlʃən/noun
expulsion is spelled E-X-P-U-L-S-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, expulsion means “The act of expelling or the state of being expelled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of expulsion is expulsions.
How many letters and syllables are in expulsion?
| Letters | 9: E-X-P-U-L-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is expulsion?
Expulsion appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce expulsion?
- /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/
Expulsion has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-expulsion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expulsion
- expulsions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expulsion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
The scandal involved every member of the high school's football team, resulting in a flurry of expulsions, starting with the quarterback.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expulsion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of expelling or the state of being expelled:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | expulsion |
| German | Entfernung, Vertreibung, Ausweisung |
| Portuguese | expulsão |
| Spanish | expulsión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does expulsion come from?
From Middle English expulsioun, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsio, expulsionem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).