Which to use
“expulsa” and “expulsado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,987
- “expulsa” frequency rank
- #9,117
- “expulsado” frequency rank
- 37104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expulsa | expulsado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expulsar. | Participio de expulsar. |
Where the eye mixes expulsa and expulsado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: expulsa vs expulsado
A purely visual mix-up. expulsa ([eksˈpulsa]) and expulsado ([ekspulˈsað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “expulsa” sits inside “expulsado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expulsa is recorded at frequency rank #27,987, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈpulsa]. expulsado is at rank #9,117, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspulˈsað̞o].
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 37104, this pair ranks #177,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expulsa vs expulsado
Shared letters: aelpsux. Private to "expulsa": -. Private to "expulsado": do.
"expulsa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "expulsado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "expulsa" for "expulsado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "expulsa" vs "expulsado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expulsa" and "expulsado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expulsa vs expuse". 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 #177,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.