écœurant

\e.kœ.ʁɑ̃\

/\e.kœ.ʁɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“écœurant” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #43,228 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#43,228
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Qui écœure, au sens propre et au sens figuré.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

écœurant vs écoutant
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for écœurant
PropertyValue
Headwordécœurant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.kœ.ʁɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,228
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “écœurant” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). écœurant lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for écœurant is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.kœ.ʁɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #43,228 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for écœurant, with forms such as "céœurant", "ecœurant", and "éccœurant". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "écoutant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is écœurant, spelled É-C-Œ-U-R-A-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui écœure, au sens propre et au sens figuré.
  2. 2
    Qui est bon, admirable.
  3. 3
    Qui est délicieux.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: céœurant,ecœurant,éccœurant,écuœrant,écœruant,écœuarnt,écœurannt,écœurantt,écœuratn,écœurnat,écœurrant,éœcurant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of écœurant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "écœurant"

céœurant2ecœurant1éccœurant1écuœrant2écœruant2écœuarnt2écœurannt1écœurantt1
Edit distance from "écœurant"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "écœurant"?
"écœurant" is spelled É-C-Œ-U-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kœ.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "écœurant" mean?
As an adjective, "écœurant" means: Qui écœure, au sens propre et au sens figuré.
What words are commonly confused with "écœurant"?
"écœurant" is commonly confused with "écoutant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "écœurant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écœurant" is \e.kœ.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écœurant" come from?
"écœurant" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “écœurant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is É-C-Œ-U-R-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.kœ.ʁɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “écoutant” - see the side-by-side comparison. écœurant vs écoutant
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list