Which to use
“éclat” is a noun and “exclut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,389
- “éclat” frequency rank
- #10,153
- “exclut” frequency rank
- 17542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclat | exclut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie détachée brusquement d’un corps qui éclate. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de exclure. |
Where the eye mixes éclat and exclut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. éclat runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against exclut's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between éclat and exclut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éclat is \e.kla\ while exclut is \ɛks.kly\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17542, 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\. exclut is at rank #10,153, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛks.kly\.
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 17542, this pair ranks #382,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éclat vs exclut
Shared letters: clt. Private to "éclat": aé. Private to "exclut": eux.
"éclat" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "exclut" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exclut ← ecxlut · excclut · excllut · excltu · exclutt · excult · exlcut · exxclut
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éclat" and "exclut" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "éclat" or "exclut"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "éclat" and "exclut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exclut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclat" and "exclut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excluait vs exclut". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #382,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.