Which to use
“expulsion” and “expulsions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,243
- “expulsion” frequency rank
- #24,586
- “expulsions” frequency rank
- 32829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expulsion | expulsions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’expulser. | Pluriel de expulsion. |
Same sound, different letters: expulsion vs expulsions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. expulsion runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against expulsions's 10 (VCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - expulsion and expulsions
This is the hard kind. expulsion and expulsions are pronounced identically (\ɛks.pyl.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “expulsion” sits inside “expulsions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expulsion is recorded at frequency rank #8,243, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.pyl.sjɔ̃\. expulsions is at rank #24,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.spyl.sjɔ̃\.
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 32829, this pair ranks #294,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expulsion vs expulsions
Shared letters: eilnopsux. Private to "expulsion": -. Private to "expulsions": -.
"expulsion" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "expulsions" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- expulsion ← epxulsion · explusion · exppulsion · expulison · expullsion · expulsino · expulsionn · expulsoin
- expulsions ← epxulsions · explusions · exppulsions · expulisons · expullsions · expulsinos · expulsionns · expulsionss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "expulsion" and "expulsions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "expulsion" or "expulsions"?
Useful next steps
"expulsion" and "expulsions" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expulsions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expulsion" and "expulsions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émulsion vs expulsion". 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 #294,680 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.