Which to use
“écran” is a noun and “écria” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,616
- “écran” frequency rank
- #44,272
- “écria” frequency rank
- 45888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écran | écria |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tableau sur lequel on fait projeter l’image d’un objet, en particulier la surface blanche sur laquelle on projette les films de cinéma. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de écrier. |
Where the eye mixes écran and écria
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between écran and écria
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écran is \e.kʁɑ̃\ while écria is \e.kʁi.ja\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écran is recorded at frequency rank #1,616, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.kʁɑ̃\. écria is at rank #44,272, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kʁi.ja\.
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 45888, this pair ranks #199,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écran vs écria
Shared letters: acré. Private to "écran": n. Private to "écria": i.
"écran" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "écria" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écran" for "écria" ever safe?
Frequency check: "écran" vs "écria" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "écran" and "écria" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "écran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écria" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écran" and "écria" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écria vs écrie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #199,281 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.