éclat

\e.kla\

/\e.kla\/ noun

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The verdict

“éclat” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,389
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie détachée brusquement d’un corps qui éclate.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eclat · éclat · French

éclat · rank #7,389 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,389
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH éclate

Nearest frequency peer: éclate (+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 « éclat »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « éclat » 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).

éclat vs ela
40% similar
éclat vs état
60% similar
éclat vs élan
60% similar

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

Key facts for éclat
PropertyValue
Headwordéclat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.kla\
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,389
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « éclat »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.éclatse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « éclate » (#7,390), « vivons » (#7,387), « élan » (#7,391). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « éclat » est au #7,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around éclat (IPA \e.kla\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,389 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for éclat, with forms such as "célat", "eclat", and "écalt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "ela", "état", "élan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is éclat, spelled É-C-L-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie détachée brusquement d’un corps qui éclate.
  2. 2
    Portion d'une plante qui a été séparée par division et qui est destinée à une replantation.
  3. 3
    Son, bruit plus ou moins violent qui se fait entendre tout à coup.
  4. 4
    Bruit, rumeur, scandale.
  5. 5
    Mesure violente, parti extrême.
  6. 6
    Lueur brillante, effet d’une vive lumière, et en général de ce qui produit sur la vue, par une apparence brillante, un effet analogue à celui de la lumière.
  7. 7
    Effet de lumière, vif et variable.
  8. 8
    Ce qui brille dans un style, une pensée, un bon mot.
  9. 9
    Gloire, illustration, splendeur, magnificence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le 13 juin, alors que le front croulait de toutes parts, en revenant d'une mission de convoyage en Bloch-210 je fus blessé par un éclat sur le terrain de Tours.
  2. Les industries archéolithiques et mésolithiques du silex présentent, comme caractères généraux, que des instruments faits d’éclats retouchés de diverses manières ; […].

This word in other languages

fragment(English)astilla(Español)Splitter(Deutsch)caco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • célat
  • eclat
  • écalt
  • écclat
  • éclatt
  • écllat
  • éclta
  • élcat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of éclat - 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.

célat2eclat1écalt2écclat1éclatt1écllat1éclta2élcat2
Edit distance from "éclat"

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 "éclat"?
"éclat" is spelled É-C-L-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kla\.
What does "éclat" mean?
As a noun, "éclat" means: Partie détachée brusquement d’un corps qui éclate.
What words are commonly confused with "éclat"?
"éclat" is commonly confused with "ela", "état", "élan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éclat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éclat" is \e.kla\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éclat" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

élire#7,392aidez#7,398Allah#7,400Bruce#7,404

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

valait8 variantsÉtienne8 variantscanaux8 variantsfluide8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list