Which to use
“éclairci” and “éclaircies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,697
- “éclairci” frequency rank
- #39,112
- “éclaircies” frequency rank
- 81809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclairci | éclaircies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendu plus clair. | Féminin pluriel de éclairci. |
Same sound, different letters: éclairci vs éclaircies
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. éclairci runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against éclaircies's 10 (VCCVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: éclairci vs éclaircies
This is the hard kind. éclairci and éclaircies are pronounced identically (\e.klɛʁ.si\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “éclairci” sits inside “éclaircies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclairci is recorded at frequency rank #42,697, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.klɛʁ.si\. éclaircies is at rank #39,112, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.klɛʁ.si\.
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 81809, this pair ranks #17,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éclairci vs éclaircies
Shared letters: acilré. Private to "éclairci": -. Private to "éclaircies": es.
"éclairci" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "éclaircies" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éclairci" for "éclaircies" ever safe?
Frequency check: "éclairci" vs "éclaircies" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclairci" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éclaircies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclairci" and "éclaircies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclairci vs éclaircit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #17,995 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.