par écrit

\pa.ʁ‿e.kʁi\

/\pa.ʁ‿e.kʁi\/ adv

The verdict

“par écrit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En écrivant, sous forme écrite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-par-ecrit · par écrit · French

par écrit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for par écrit
PropertyValue
Headwordpar écrit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\pa.ʁ‿e.kʁi\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « par écrit » en français

par écritreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

par écrit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pa.ʁ‿e.kʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En écrivant, sous forme écrite.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for par écrit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is par écrit, spelled P-A-R- -É-C-R-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    En écrivant, sous forme écrite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. – J’ai bien réfléchi. Tout sera consigné par écrit, ainsi il aura confiance en moi. Et de toute manière, la transaction se fera juste dans la foulée.
  2. La demande doit être formulée par écrit.

Synonyms

scripturalement

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "par écrit"?
"par écrit" is spelled P-A-R- -É-C-R-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁ‿e.kʁi\.
What does "par écrit" mean?
As an adverb, "par écrit" means: En écrivant, sous forme écrite.
How do you pronounce "par écrit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "par écrit" is \pa.ʁ‿e.kʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "par écrit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list