Which to use
“élance” is a verb and “élans” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,933
- “élance” frequency rank
- #29,199
- “élans” frequency rank
- 56132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élance | élans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de élancer. | Pluriel de élan. |
Where the eye mixes élance and élans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: élance is \e.lɑ̃s\ while élans is \e.lɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élance is recorded at frequency rank #26,933, classified as averb, pronounced \e.lɑ̃s\. élans is at rank #29,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.lɑ̃\.
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 56132, this pair ranks #123,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of élance vs élans
Shared letters: alné. Private to "élance": ce. Private to "élans": s.
"élance" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "élans" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC