Which to use
“éclatante” is a noun and “éclatantes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,462
- “éclatante” frequency rank
- #43,221
- “éclatantes” frequency rank
- 65683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclatante | éclatantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fusée qui produit un éclat lumineux intense. | Féminin pluriel de éclatant. |
Same sound, different letters: éclatante vs éclatantes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. éclatante runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against éclatantes's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - éclatante / éclatantes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: éclatante and éclatantes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.kla.tɑ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “éclatante” sits inside “éclatantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclatante is recorded at frequency rank #22,462, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.kla.tɑ̃t\. 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 65683, this pair ranks #71,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éclatante vs éclatantes
Shared letters: acelnté. Private to "éclatante": -. Private to "éclatantes": s.
"éclatante" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "éclatantes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"éclatante" and "éclatantes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclatante" 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 #71,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclatante" and "éclatantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclatant vs éclatantes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,220 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.