Which to use
“expulsan” and “expulsó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,089
- “expulsan” frequency rank
- #27,988
- “expulsó” frequency rank
- 65077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expulsan | expulsó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expulsar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expulsar. |
Where the eye mixes expulsan and expulsó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses expulsan with expulsó
A purely visual mix-up. expulsan ([eksˈpulsãn]) and expulsó ([ekspulˈso]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65077, 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]. expulsó is at rank #27,988, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspulˈso].
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 65077, this pair ranks #43,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expulsan vs expulsó
Shared letters: elpsux. Private to "expulsan": an. Private to "expulsó": ó.
"expulsan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "expulsó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expulsan ← epxulsan · explusan · exppulsan · expulasn · expullsan · expulsann · expulsna · expulssan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "expulsan" for "expulsó" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "expulsan" and "expulsó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expulsan" and "expulsó" 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 #43,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.