Which to use
“écartent” and “écarter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,339
- “écartent” frequency rank
- #9,101
- “écarter” frequency rank
- 44440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écartent | écarter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de écarter. | Séparer ; éloigner. |
Where the eye mixes écartent and écarter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. écartent runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCC) against écarter's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between écartent and écarter
A purely visual mix-up. écartent (\e.kaʁt\) and écarter (\e.kaʁ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écartent is recorded at frequency rank #35,339, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kaʁt\. écarter is at rank #9,101, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kaʁ.te\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44440, this pair ranks #210,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écartent vs écarter
Shared letters: acerté. Private to "écartent": n. Private to "écarter": -.
"écartent" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC · "écarter" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écartent" and "écarter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "écartent" vs "écarter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écartent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écarter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écartent" and "écarter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écartement vs écartent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #210,465 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.