éclaircir

\e.klɛʁ.siʁ\

/\e.klɛʁ.siʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“éclaircir” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,277. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,277
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre clair, rendre plus clair.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eclaircir · éclaircir · French

éclaircir · rank #16,277 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,277
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH échappement

Nearest frequency peer: échappement (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « éclaircir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « éclaircir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

éclaircir vs éclairer
78% similar
éclaircir vs éclaireur
78% similar
éclaircir vs éclaircit
89% similar

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

Key facts for éclaircir
PropertyValue
Headwordéclaircir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.klɛʁ.siʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,277
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « éclaircir »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).éclaircirse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « échappement » (#16,276), « écoutais » (#16,278), « écrasante » (#16,279). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « éclaircir » est au #16,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around éclaircir (IPA \e.klɛʁ.siʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,277 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for éclaircir, with forms such as "célaircir", "eclaircir", and "écalircir". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "éclairer", "éclaireur", "éclaircit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is éclaircir, spelled É-C-L-A-I-R-C-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre clair, rendre plus clair.
  2. 2
    …
  3. 3
    Rendre la couleur d’une étoffe moins foncée.
  4. 4
    Rendre moins épais, en parlant des liquides.
  5. 5
    Rendre moins serré, diminuer en nombre.
  6. 6
    Rendre net, intelligible.
  7. 7
    Donner connaissance, d’une façon claire, de quelque chose à quelqu’un et s’emploie avec un nom de personne pour complément direct.
  8. 8
    Devenir clair, plus clair.
  9. 9
    Sembler devenir moins menaçant, moins inquiétant.
  10. 10
    Devenir moins serré, diminuer en nombre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how éclaircir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un vent de mer avait écharpé les frondaisons, jonché les sous-bois de bouleaux de feuilles mordorées, éclairci les halliers.
  2. L’atmosphère ne s’était pas éclaircie depuis le matin. Un brouillard captif de la forêt baignait les frondaisons jaunies, […].

Antonyms

obscurcir

This word in other languages

clear up(English)esclarecer(Español)aufklären(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • célaircir
  • eclaircir
  • écalircir
  • écclaircir
  • éclaicrir
  • éclairccir
  • éclaircirr
  • éclaircri
  • éclairicr
  • éclairrcir
  • éclaricir
  • écliarcir
  • écllaircir
  • élcaircir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of éclaircir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

célaircir2eclaircir1écalircir2écclaircir1éclaicrir2éclairccir1éclaircirr1éclaircri2
Edit distance from "éclaircir"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "éclaircir"?
"éclaircir" is spelled É-C-L-A-I-R-C-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.klɛʁ.siʁ\.
What does "éclaircir" mean?
As a verb, "éclaircir" means: Rendre clair, rendre plus clair.
What words are commonly confused with "éclaircir"?
"éclaircir" is commonly confused with "éclairer", "éclaireur", "éclaircit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éclaircir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éclaircir" is \e.klɛʁ.siʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éclaircir" come from?
"éclaircir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "éclaircir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

écrasante#16,279évidentes#16,284affinités#16,290affirmait#16,291

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

activation14 variantsanalystes14 variantsastronaute14 variantsserviront14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list