Which to use
“expulsée” is a noun and “expulser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,599
- “expulsée” frequency rank
- #14,037
- “expulser” frequency rank
- 44636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expulsée | expulser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui est ou fut victime d'une expulsion. | Chasser quelqu’un d’un lieu, d’un pays où il était établi, d’un bien dont il était en possession. |
Same sound, different letters: expulsée vs expulser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. expulsée (VCCVCCVV) and expulser (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - expulsée / expulser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: expulsée and expulser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛk.spyl.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expulsée is recorded at frequency rank #30,599, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.spyl.se\. expulser is at rank #14,037, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛks.pyl.se\.
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 44636, this pair ranks #208,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expulsée vs expulser
Shared letters: elpsux. Private to "expulsée": é. Private to "expulser": r.
"expulsée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "expulser" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- expulser ← epxulser · expluser · exppulser · expulesr · expullser · expulserr · expulsre · expulsser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "expulsée" and "expulser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "expulsée" vs "expulser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "expulsée" / "expulser". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expulser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expulsée" and "expulser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excusée vs expulsée". 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 #208,970 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.