Which to use
“éclatée” is an adjective and “éclats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,304
- “éclatée” frequency rank
- #11,154
- “éclats” frequency rank
- 42458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclatée | éclats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de éclaté. | Pluriel de éclat. |
Where the eye mixes éclatée and éclats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. éclatée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against éclats's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses éclatée with éclats
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éclatée is \e.kla.te\ while éclats is \e.kla\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclatée is recorded at frequency rank #31,304, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.kla.te\. 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 42458, this pair ranks #225,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éclatée vs éclats
Shared letters: aclté. Private to "éclatée": e. Private to "éclats": s.
"éclatée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "éclats" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éclatée" for "éclats" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "éclatée" or "éclats" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "éclatée" and "éclats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclatée" 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 #225,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclatée" and "éclats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclata vs éclatée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #225,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.