écrite

\e.kʁit\

/\e.kʁit\/ adj

The verdict

“écrite” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,724
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de écrit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ecrite · écrite · French

écrite · rank #3,724 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,724
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH voudrait

Nearest frequency peer: voudrait (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “écrite”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “écrite” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

écrite vs élite
67% similar
écrite vs évite
67% similar
écrite vs édite
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for écrite
PropertyValue
Headwordécrite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.kʁit\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,724
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “écrite” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).écritese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « voudrait » (#3,723), « électriques » (#3,725), « victoires » (#3,722). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around écrite (IPA \e.kʁit\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,724 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de écrit.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for écrite, with forms such as "cérite", "ecrite", and "éccrite". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "élite", "évite", "édite", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is écrite, spelled É-C-R-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de écrit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how écrite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ainsi, nous pouvons discerner trois sphères d’activité dans la littérature de notre époque: dans l’ordre historique, le premier, c’est la tradition d’une littérature orale, survivante; le deuxième, c’est la littérature écrite ou typographisée; enfin, le troisième, c’est la littérature orale nouvelle, mécanisée.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cérite
  • ecrite
  • éccrite
  • écirte
  • écriet
  • écritte
  • écrrite
  • écrtie
  • ércite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of écrite - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cérite2ecrite1éccrite1écirte2écriet2écritte1écrrite1écrtie2
Edit distance from "écrite"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "écrite"?
"écrite" is spelled É-C-R-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kʁit\.
What does "écrite" mean?
As an adjective, "écrite" means: Féminin singulier de écrit.
What words are commonly confused with "écrite"?
"écrite" is commonly confused with "élite", "évite", "édite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "écrite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écrite" is \e.kʁit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écrite" come from?
"écrite" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "écrite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "écrite". Here's where to go from here.

  • "écrite" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "élite". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,724 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "É" letter cohort. É–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list