Which to use
“écrasées” is a noun and “écraser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,113
- “écrasées” frequency rank
- #7,921
- “écraser” frequency rank
- 47034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrasées | écraser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de écrasée. | Aplatir, briser quelque chose par un grand poids, par une forte compression, par un coup violent. |
Same sound, different letters: écrasées vs écraser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. écrasées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against écraser's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - écrasées and écraser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: écrasées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrasées is recorded at frequency rank #39,113, 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 47034, this pair ranks #190,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrasées vs écraser
Shared letters: acersé. Private to "écrasées": -. Private to "écraser": -.
"écrasées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "écraser" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrasées" for "écraser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "écrasées" vs "écraser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"écrasées" and "écraser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrasées" 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 #190,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrasées" and "écraser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrasées vs écrasent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #190,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.