Which to use
“écran” is a noun and “egan” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,616
- “écran” frequency rank
- #45,580
- “egan” frequency rank
- 47196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écran | egan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tableau sur lequel on fait projeter l’image d’un objet, en particulier la surface blanche sur laquelle on projette les films de cinéma. | Accusatif singulier de ega. |
Where the eye mixes écran and egan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: écran vs egan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écran is \e.kʁɑ̃\ while egan is \ˈe.ɡan\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écran is recorded at frequency rank #1,616, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.kʁɑ̃\. egan is at rank #45,580, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈe.ɡan\.
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 47196, this pair ranks #188,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écran vs egan
Shared letters: an. Private to "écran": cré. Private to "egan": eg.
"écran" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "egan" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- egan ← eagn · egann · eggan · egna · gean
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écran" and "egan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "écran" or "egan"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "egan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écran" and "egan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "egan vs étai". 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 #188,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.