# expulsion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/ · frequency rank #16,910

## Definitions
1. The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

## Etymology
From Middle English expulsioun, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsio, expulsionem.

## Easily confused with
- **emulsion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emulsion-vs-expulsion)
- **expansion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expansion-vs-expulsion)
- **explosion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/explosion-vs-expulsion)
- **excursion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excursion-vs-expulsion)

## Common misspellings (14)
`epxulsion`, `explusion`, `exppulsion`, `expulison`, `expullsion`, `expulsino`, `expulsionn`, `expulsoin`, `expulssion`, `expultion`, `expuslion`, `exuplsion`, `exxpulsion`, `xepulsion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/expulsion