Which to use
“écrasée” is a noun and “écraser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,819
- “écrasée” frequency rank
- #7,921
- “écraser” frequency rank
- 29740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrasée | écraser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Effondrement dans une galerie minière abandonnée | Aplatir, briser quelque chose par un grand poids, par une forte compression, par un coup violent. |
Same sound, different letters: écrasée vs écraser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. écrasée (VCCVCVV) and écraser (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - écrasée and écraser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: écrasée and écraser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.kʁa.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrasée is recorded at frequency rank #21,819, classified as anoun, 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 29740, this pair ranks #314,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrasée vs écraser
Shared letters: acersé. Private to "écrasée": -. Private to "écraser": -.
"écrasée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "écraser" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écrasée" and "écraser" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "écrasée" or "écraser"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrasée" 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 #314,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrasée" and "écraser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrasée vs Érasme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #314,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.