écraser

\e.kʁa.ze\

/\e.kʁa.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“écraser” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,921 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#7,921
frequency rank, French
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aplatir, briser quelque chose par un grand poids, par une forte compression, par un coup violent.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

écraser vs enrayer
57% similar
écraser vs écrasé
71% similar
écraser vs éclater
71% similar

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

Key facts for écraser
PropertyValue
Headwordécraser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.kʁa.ze\
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,921
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “écraser” 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). écraser lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for écraser is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.kʁa.ze\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,921 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for écraser, with forms such as "céraser", "ecraser", and "écarser". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "enrayer", "écrasé", "éclater", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is écraser, spelled É-C-R-A-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aplatir, briser quelque chose par un grand poids, par une forte compression, par un coup violent.
  2. 2
    Heurter violemment et accidentellement.
  3. 3
    Surcharger.
  4. 4
    Perdre quelqu’un ; détruire entièrement ses moyens de fortune, de considération, anéantir, réduire à rien.
  5. 5
    Se montrer plus fort, plus habile ; prendre un grand avantage sur quelqu’un.
  6. 6
    Enregistrer un contenu dans un fichier ou document en supprimant le contenu antérieur.
  7. 7
    Se taire.
  8. 8
    Dormir profondément, ce qui écrase le support du fait de l'absence de tonus musculaire pendant le sommeil
  9. 9
    Venir heurter violemment la surface d’un objet plus rigide et plus large, au point de se déformer.

Synonyms

écrabouillersurécriredormir comme un loirdormir à poings fermésdormir comme une masse

This word in other languages

crush(English)aplastar(Español)zertreten(Deutsch)esmagar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: céraser,ecraser,écarser,éccraser,écraesr,écraserr,écrasre,écrasser,écrraser,écrsaer,ércaser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of écraser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

céraser2ecraser1écarser2éccraser1écraesr2écraserr1écrasre2écrasser1
Edit distance from "écraser"

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 "écraser"?
"écraser" is spelled É-C-R-A-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kʁa.ze\.
What does "écraser" mean?
As a verb, "écraser" means: Aplatir, briser quelque chose par un grand poids, par une forte compression, par un coup violent.
What words are commonly confused with "écraser"?
"écraser" is commonly confused with "enrayer", "écrasé", "éclater". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "écraser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écraser" is \e.kʁa.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écraser" come from?
"écraser" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “écraser”

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

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