Which to use
“écran” is a noun and “errant” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,616
- “écran” frequency rank
- #21,311
- “errant” frequency rank
- 22927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écran | errant |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Qui ne cesse de voyager ; vagabond. |
Where the eye mixes écran and errant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: écran vs errant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écran is \e.kʁɑ̃\ while errant is \ɛ.ʁɑ̃\. 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 22927, 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\. errant is at rank #21,311, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ.ʁɑ̃\.
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 22927, this pair ranks #355,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écran vs errant
Shared letters: anr. Private to "écran": cé. Private to "errant": et.
"écran" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "errant" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- errant ← erant · erarnt · errannt · errantt · erratn · errnat · rerant
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écran" and "errant" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "écran" vs "errant" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "écran" and "errant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "écran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "errant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écran" and "errant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "errant vs errent". 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 #355,324 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.