Which to use
“éclats” and “écrans” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,154
- “éclats” frequency rank
- #6,046
- “écrans” frequency rank
- 17200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclats | écrans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de éclat. | Pluriel de écran. |
Where the eye mixes éclats and écrans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. éclats and écrans follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: éclats vs écrans
A purely visual mix-up. éclats (\e.kla\) and écrans (\e.kʁɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclats is recorded at frequency rank #11,154, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.kla\. écrans is at rank #6,046, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.kʁɑ̃\.
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 17200, this pair ranks #384,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éclats vs écrans
Shared letters: acsé. Private to "éclats": lt. Private to "écrans": nr.
"éclats" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "écrans" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éclats" and "écrans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "éclats" or "écrans" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écrans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclats" and "écrans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclata vs éclats". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #384,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.