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“expulsan” and “expulsaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,089
“expulsan” frequency rank
#28,755
“expulsaron” frequency rank
65844
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature expulsan expulsaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expulsar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expulsar.

Where the eye mixes expulsan and expulsaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
expulsan
10 ch
expulsaron

Look-alike desk: expulsan vs expulsaron

A purely visual mix-up. expulsan ([eksˈpulsãn]) and expulsaron ([ekspulˈsaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65844, 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]. 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 65844, this pair ranks #41,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of expulsan vs expulsaron

Shared letters: aelnpsux. Private to "expulsan": -. Private to "expulsaron": or.

"expulsan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "expulsaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • expulsanepxulsan · explusan · exppulsan · expulasn · expullsan · expulsann · expulsna · expulssan
  • expulsaronepxulsaron · explusaron · exppulsaron · expulasron · expullsaron · expulsaorn · expulsarno · expulsaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "expulsan" and "expulsaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈpulsãn] versus [ekspulˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "expulsan" or "expulsaron" show up more?
"expulsaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,755 in our Spanish list, against #37,089 for "expulsan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "expulsan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "expulsaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "expulsan" and "expulsaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expulsan 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 #41,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list