Which to use
“écrasent” and “écraser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,790
- “écrasent” frequency rank
- #7,921
- “écraser” frequency rank
- 39711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrasent | écraser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de écraser. | Aplatir, briser quelque chose par un grand poids, par une forte compression, par un coup violent. |
Where the eye mixes écrasent and écraser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. écrasent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against écraser's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between écrasent and écraser
A purely visual mix-up. écrasent (\e.kʁaz\) and écraser (\e.kʁa.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrasent is recorded at frequency rank #31,790, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁaz\. 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 39711, this pair ranks #245,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrasent vs écraser
Shared letters: acersé. Private to "écrasent": nt. Private to "écraser": -.
"écrasent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "écraser" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrasent" for "écraser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "écrasent" vs "écraser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrasent" 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 #245,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrasent" and "écraser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrasées vs écrasent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #245,953 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.