expulsion
French, noun/ɛk.spyl.sjɔ̃/
expulsion is spelled E-X-P-U-L-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written French, the 8,212th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Expulsion is a French feminine noun meaning “expulsion, eviction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’expulser”.
What does expulsion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexpulsion, eviction
- 2
femininesending-off, red card, dismissal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’expulser. 2. Action d’évacuer hors du corps, évacuation. 3. Action d’expulser hors d'un pays ; déportation.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of expulsion
- expulsions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expulsion?
- /ɛk.spyl.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛks.pyl.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to expulsion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is expulsion in French?
expulsion appears 7.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).