Which to use
“éclaireur” and “éclaireurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,212
- “éclaireur” frequency rank
- #30,032
- “éclaireurs” frequency rank
- 66244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclaireur | éclaireurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soldat qui éclaire les autres, qu’on envoie devant pour observer la situation et la configuration des lieux afin de rapporter des informations utiles à ceux qui sont restés en arrière. | Pluriel de éclaireur. |
Same sound, different letters: éclaireur vs éclaireurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. éclaireur runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVVC) against éclaireurs's 10 (VCCVVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: éclaireur vs éclaireurs
This is the hard kind. éclaireur and éclaireurs are pronounced identically (\e.klɛ.ʁœʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “éclaireur” sits inside “éclaireurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclaireur is recorded at frequency rank #36,212, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.klɛ.ʁœʁ\. éclaireurs is at rank #30,032, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.klɛ.ʁœʁ\.
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 66244, this pair ranks #68,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éclaireur vs éclaireurs
Shared letters: aceilrué. Private to "éclaireur": -. Private to "éclaireurs": s.
"éclaireur" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC · "éclaireurs" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éclaireur" and "éclaireurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "éclaireur" or "éclaireurs"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "éclaireur" / "éclaireurs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclaireur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éclaireurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclaireur" and "éclaireurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclairent vs éclaireur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.