Which to use
“écroule” and “écrouler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,432
- “écroule” frequency rank
- #23,079
- “écrouler” frequency rank
- 42511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écroule | écrouler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écrouler. | Tomber en s’affaissant. |
Where the eye mixes écroule and écrouler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between écroule and écrouler
A purely visual mix-up. écroule (\e.kʁul\) and écrouler (\e.kʁu.le\) 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 extra letter(s) - “écroule” sits inside “écrouler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écroule is recorded at frequency rank #19,432, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁul\. écrouler is at rank #23,079, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kʁu.le\.
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 42511, this pair ranks #225,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écroule vs écrouler
Shared letters: celorué. Private to "écroule": -. Private to "écrouler": -.
"écroule" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "écrouler" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écroule" and "écrouler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "écroule" vs "écrouler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écroule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écrouler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écroule" and "écrouler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échouée vs écroule". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #225,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.