expulsadosvsexpulsaronWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#13,696
“expulsados” frequency rank
#28,755
“expulsaron” frequency rank
42451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature expulsados expulsaron
Definition Forma del plural de expulsado, participio de expulsar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expulsar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set expulsados and expulsaron apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
expulsados
10 ch
expulsaron

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: expulsados is [ekspulˈsað̞os] while expulsaron is [ekspulˈsaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

expulsados is recorded at frequency rank #13,696, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekspulˈsað̞os]. expulsaron is at rank #28,755, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspulˈsaɾõn].

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 42451, this pair ranks #148,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of expulsados vs expulsaron

Shared letters: aelopsux. Private to "expulsados": d. Private to "expulsaron": nr.

"expulsados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC  ·  "expulsaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • expulsadosepxulsados · explusados · exppulsados · expulasdos · expullsados · expulsaddos · expulsadoss · expulsadso
  • expulsaronepxulsaron · explusaron · exppulsaron · expulasron · expullsaron · expulsaorn · expulsarno · expulsaronn

Frequency comparison

expulsados#13,696
expulsaron#28,755

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "expulsados" and "expulsaron" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "expulsados" is a participle and "expulsaron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "expulsados" or "expulsaron"?
"expulsados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,696 in our Spanish list, against #28,755 for "expulsaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering expulsados vs expulsaron

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “expulsados”; for a verb, it's “expulsaron”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “expulsados” 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