eclat
"eclat" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eclat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of éclat.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eclat · eclat · English
eclat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eclat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eclat” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
eclat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of éclat.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for eclat, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French éclat. More at éclat. The correct English form is eclat, spelled E-C-L-A-T.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of éclat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how eclat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There is an elegy of Propertius which paints better than any other writing of antiquity, this dignity of females among the Romans, more imposing, more pure than the eclat which they enjoyed during the age of chivalry.
Etymology
From French éclat. More at éclat.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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