Which to use
“excursiones” and “expulsiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,108
- “excursiones” frequency rank
- #38,700
- “expulsiones” frequency rank
- 57808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excursiones | expulsiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de excursión. | Forma del plural de expulsión |
Where the eye mixes excursiones and expulsiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses excursiones with expulsiones
A purely visual mix-up. excursiones ([ekskuɾˈsjones]) and expulsiones ([ekspulˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excursiones is recorded at frequency rank #19,108, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekskuɾˈsjones]. expulsiones is at rank #38,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekspulˈsjones].
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 57808, this pair ranks #68,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of excursiones vs expulsiones
Shared letters: einosux. Private to "excursiones": cr. Private to "expulsiones": lp.
"excursiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC · "expulsiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- excursiones ← ecxursiones · exccursiones · excrusiones · excurciones · excurisones · excurrsiones · excursinoes · excursioens
- expulsiones ← epxulsiones · explusiones · exppulsiones · expulciones · expulisones · expullsiones · expulsinoes · expulsioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "excursiones" for "expulsiones" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "excursiones" or "expulsiones" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "excursiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excursiones" and "expulsiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expansiones vs expulsiones". 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 #68,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.