Which to use
“expulsan” and “expulsando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,089
- “expulsan” frequency rank
- #45,320
- “expulsando” frequency rank
- 82409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expulsan | expulsando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expulsar. | Gerundio de expulsar. |
Where the eye mixes expulsan and expulsando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: expulsan vs expulsando
A purely visual mix-up. expulsan ([eksˈpulsãn]) and expulsando ([ekspulˈsãn̪d̪o]) 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) - “expulsan” sits inside “expulsando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expulsan is recorded at frequency rank #37,089, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈpulsãn]. expulsando is at rank #45,320, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspulˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 82409, this pair ranks #9,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expulsan vs expulsando
Shared letters: aelnpsux. Private to "expulsan": -. Private to "expulsando": do.
"expulsan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "expulsando" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expulsan ← epxulsan · explusan · exppulsan · expulasn · expullsan · expulsann · expulsna · expulssan
- expulsando ← epxulsando · explusando · exppulsando · expulasndo · expullsando · expulsadno · expulsanddo · expulsanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "expulsan" for "expulsando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "expulsan" vs "expulsando" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expulsan" and "expulsando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expulsada vs expulsando". 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 #9,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.