Which to use
“échouée” and “écroule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,277
- “échouée” frequency rank
- #19,432
- “écroule” frequency rank
- 67709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échouée | écroule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de échouer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écrouler. |
Where the eye mixes échouée and écroule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. échouée (VCCVVVV) and écroule (VCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between échouée and écroule
A purely visual mix-up. échouée (\e.ʃwe\) and écroule (\e.kʁul\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échouée is recorded at frequency rank #48,277, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʃwe\. écroule is at rank #19,432, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kʁul\.
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 67709, this pair ranks #62,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of échouée vs écroule
Shared letters: ceoué. Private to "échouée": h. Private to "écroule": lr.
"échouée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVV · "écroule" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "échouée" and "écroule" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "échouée" or "écroule"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "échouée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écroule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échouée" and "écroule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échouée vs échoués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.