Which to use
“éclosion” and “explosion” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,322
- “éclosion” frequency rank
- #3,607
- “explosion” frequency rank
- 23929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éclosion | explosion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’éclore pour un animal ovipare. | État, bruit, mouvement subit et impétueux que produisent les poudres, les mélanges de salpêtre et de soufre, certains mélanges de gaz, etc., lorsqu’ils s’enflamment. |
Where the eye mixes éclosion and explosion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. éclosion runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against explosion's 9 (VCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses éclosion with explosion
A purely visual mix-up. éclosion (\e.klɔ.zjɔ̃\) and explosion (\ɛk.splo.zjɔ̃\) 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 23929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éclosion is recorded at frequency rank #20,322, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.klɔ.zjɔ̃\. explosion is at rank #3,607, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.splo.zjɔ̃\.
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 23929, this pair ranks #349,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éclosion vs explosion
Shared letters: ilnos. Private to "éclosion": cé. Private to "explosion": epx.
"éclosion" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "explosion" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- explosion ← epxlosion · exlposion · expllosion · exploison · explosino · explosionn · explosoin · explossion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éclosion" and "explosion" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "éclosion" or "explosion"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "éclosion" and "explosion" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éclosion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explosion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éclosion" and "explosion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éclosion vs érosion". 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 #349,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.