Which to use
“éclairée” and “éclatée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,782
- “éclairée” frequency rank
- #31,304
- “éclatée” frequency rank
- 48086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclairée | éclatée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de éclairé. | Féminin singulier de éclaté. |
Where the eye mixes éclairée and éclatée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. éclairée runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVV) against éclatée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: éclairée vs éclatée
A purely visual mix-up. éclairée (\e.klɛ.ʁe\) and éclatée (\e.kla.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 48086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclairée is recorded at frequency rank #16,782, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.klɛ.ʁe\. éclatée is at rank #31,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.kla.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 48086, this pair ranks #181,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éclairée vs éclatée
Shared letters: acelé. Private to "éclairée": ir. Private to "éclatée": t.
"éclairée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV · "éclatée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éclairée" and "éclatée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "éclairée" or "éclatée"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclairée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éclatée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclairée" and "éclatée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclata vs éclatée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #181,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.