Which to use
“écrasé” is an adjective and “écraser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,255
- “écrasé” frequency rank
- #7,921
- “écraser” frequency rank
- 17176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrasé | écraser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a subi un écrasement. | Aplatir, briser quelque chose par un grand poids, par une forte compression, par un coup violent. |
Same sound, different letters: écrasé vs écraser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. écrasé runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against écraser's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: écrasé vs écraser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: écrasé and écraser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.kʁa.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrasé is recorded at frequency rank #9,255, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.kʁa.ze\. écraser is at rank #7,921, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kʁa.ze\.
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 17176, this pair ranks #384,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrasé vs écraser
Shared letters: acrsé. Private to "écrasé": -. Private to "écraser": e.
"écrasé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écraser" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrasé" for "écraser" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "écrasé" / "écraser". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrasé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écraser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrasé" and "écraser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrasé vs éprise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #384,423 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.