Which to use
“éclaircie” is a noun and “éclaircit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,211
- “éclaircie” frequency rank
- #37,614
- “éclaircit” frequency rank
- 73825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclaircie | éclaircit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit clair qui paraît au ciel en temps de brume ou entre des nuages. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de éclaircir. |
Same sound, different letters: éclaircie vs éclaircit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. éclaircie (VCCVVCCVV) and éclaircit (VCCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - éclaircie and éclaircit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: éclaircie and éclaircit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.klɛʁ.si\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “éclaircie” becomes t in “éclaircit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclaircie is recorded at frequency rank #36,211, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.klɛʁ.si\. éclaircit is at rank #37,614, tagged as averb, 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 73825, this pair ranks #39,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éclaircie vs éclaircit
Shared letters: acilré. Private to "éclaircie": e. Private to "éclaircit": t.
"éclaircie" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVV · "éclaircit" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "éclaircie" / "éclaircit". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclaircie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éclaircit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclaircie" and "éclaircit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclairci vs éclaircit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,153 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.