Which to use
“eclipse” and “éclipses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,149
- “eclipse” frequency rank
- #36,668
- “éclipses” frequency rank
- 64817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eclipse | éclipses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Éclipse. | Pluriel de éclipse. |
Where the eye mixes eclipse and éclipses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eclipse with éclipses
A purely visual mix-up. eclipse (\ɛˈklɪps\) and éclipses (\e.klips\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eclipse is recorded at frequency rank #28,149, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛˈklɪps\. éclipses is at rank #36,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.klips\.
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 64817, this pair ranks #75,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of eclipse vs éclipses
Shared letters: ceilps. Private to "eclipse": -. Private to "éclipses": é.
"eclipse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "éclipses" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eclipse ← celipse · ecclipse · ecilpse · eclipes · eclippse · eclipsse · eclispe · ecllipse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eclipse" and "éclipses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "eclipse" or "éclipses"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eclipse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éclipses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eclipse" and "éclipses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclipses vs ellipses". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #75,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.