Which to use
“éclatée” is an adjective and “écoutée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,304
- “éclatée” frequency rank
- #25,175
- “écoutée” frequency rank
- 56479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclatée | écoutée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de éclaté. | Participe passé féminin singulier de écouter. |
Where the eye mixes éclatée and écoutée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. éclatée (VCCVCVV) and écoutée (VCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: éclatée vs écoutée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éclatée is \e.kla.te\ while écoutée is \e.ku.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56479, 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\. écoutée is at rank #25,175, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ku.te\.
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 56479, this pair ranks #120,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éclatée vs écoutée
Shared letters: ceté. Private to "éclatée": al. Private to "écoutée": ou.
"éclatée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "écoutée" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éclatée" and "écoutée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "éclatée" or "écoutée" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclatée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écoutée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclatée" and "écoutée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échouée vs écoutée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #120,877 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.