Which to use
“éclat” and “éclats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,389
- “éclat” frequency rank
- #11,154
- “éclats” frequency rank
- 18543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclat | éclats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie détachée brusquement d’un corps qui éclate. | Pluriel de éclat. |
Same sound, different letters: éclat vs éclats
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - éclat / éclats
This is the hard kind. éclat and éclats are pronounced identically (\e.kla\) 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) - “éclat” sits inside “éclats”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclat is recorded at frequency rank #7,389, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.kla\. éclats is at rank #11,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.kla\.
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 18543, this pair ranks #377,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éclat vs éclats
Shared letters: aclté. Private to "éclat": -. Private to "éclats": s.
"éclat" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "éclats" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éclat" and "éclats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "éclat" vs "éclats" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"éclat" and "éclats" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éclats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclat" and "éclats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclat vs ela". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #377,783 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.