Which to use
“expulsée” is a noun and “expulsés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,599
- “expulsée” frequency rank
- #18,746
- “expulsés” frequency rank
- 49345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expulsée | expulsés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui est ou fut victime d'une expulsion. | Masculin pluriel de expulsé. |
Same sound, different letters: expulsée vs expulsés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. expulsée (VCCVCCVV) and expulsés (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - expulsée and expulsés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: expulsée and expulsés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛk.spyl.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “expulsée” becomes s in “expulsés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49345, 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\. expulsés is at rank #18,746, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.spyl.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 49345, this pair ranks #171,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expulsée vs expulsés
Shared letters: elpsuxé. Private to "expulsée": -. Private to "expulsés": -.
"expulsée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "expulsés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "expulsée" and "expulsés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "expulsée" vs "expulsés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"expulsée" and "expulsés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expulsée" and "expulsés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excusée vs expulsée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #171,452 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.