expulsadovsexpulsadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: expulsado is a verb, expulsados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“expulsado” is a verb and “expulsados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,117
“expulsado” frequency rank
#13,696
“expulsados” frequency rank
22813
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature expulsado expulsados
Definition Participio de expulsar. Forma del plural de expulsado, participio de expulsar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set expulsado and expulsados apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
expulsado
10 ch
expulsados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: expulsado is [ekspulˈsað̞o] while expulsados is [ekspulˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “expulsado” sits inside “expulsados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

expulsado is recorded at frequency rank #9,117, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspulˈsað̞o]. expulsados is at rank #13,696, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekspulˈsað̞os].

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 22813, this pair ranks #248,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of expulsado vs expulsados

Shared letters: adelopsux. Private to "expulsado": -. Private to "expulsados": -.

"expulsado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "expulsados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • expulsadoepxulsado · explusado · exppulsado · expulasdo · expullsado · expulsaddo · expulsaod · expulsdao
  • expulsadosepxulsados · explusados · exppulsados · expulasdos · expullsados · expulsaddos · expulsadoss · expulsadso

Frequency comparison

expulsado#9,117
expulsados#13,696

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "expulsado" and "expulsados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "expulsado" is a verb and "expulsados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "expulsado" or "expulsados"?
"expulsado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,117 in our Spanish list, against #13,696 for "expulsados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering expulsado vs expulsados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “expulsado”; for a participle, it's “expulsados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “expulsado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list