Which to use
“épuisé” is an adjective and “expulse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,259
- “épuisé” frequency rank
- #33,255
- “expulse” frequency rank
- 42514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épuisé | expulse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (En parlant d’un gisement, d’une source) Qui ne contient plus de produit exploitable. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de expulser. |
Where the eye mixes épuisé and expulse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. épuisé runs 6 letters (VCVVCV) against expulse's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: épuisé vs expulse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: épuisé is \e.pɥi.ze\ while expulse is \ɛk.spyls\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épuisé is recorded at frequency rank #9,259, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.pɥi.ze\. expulse is at rank #33,255, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spyls\.
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 42514, this pair ranks #225,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of épuisé vs expulse
Shared letters: psu. Private to "épuisé": ié. Private to "expulse": elx.
"épuisé" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "expulse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expulse ← epxulse · expluse · exppulse · expules · expullse · expulsse · expusle · exuplse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "épuisé" and "expulse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "épuisé" or "expulse"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "épuisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expulse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épuisé" and "expulse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expulse vs exquise". 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 #225,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.