Which to use
“éclatant” and “éclatantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,740
- “éclatant” frequency rank
- #43,221
- “éclatantes” frequency rank
- 65961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclatant | éclatantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a de l’éclat. | Féminin pluriel de éclatant. |
Where the eye mixes éclatant and éclatantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. éclatant runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against éclatantes's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: éclatant vs éclatantes
A purely visual mix-up. éclatant (\e.kla.tɑ̃\) and éclatantes (\e.kla.tɑ̃t\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “éclatant” sits inside “éclatantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclatant is recorded at frequency rank #22,740, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.kla.tɑ̃\. éclatantes is at rank #43,221, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.kla.tɑ̃t\.
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 65961, this pair ranks #69,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éclatant vs éclatantes
Shared letters: aclnté. Private to "éclatant": -. Private to "éclatantes": es.
"éclatant" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "éclatantes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éclatant" for "éclatantes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "éclatant" or "éclatantes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "éclatant" and "éclatantes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclatant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éclatantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclatant" and "éclatantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclatant vs épatant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.