Which to use
“écran” is a noun and “écrie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,616
- “écran” frequency rank
- #43,224
- “écrie” frequency rank
- 44840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écran | écrie |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écrier. |
Where the eye mixes écran and écrie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: écran vs écrie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écran is \e.kʁɑ̃\ while écrie is \e.kʁi\. 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 44840, 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\. écrie is at rank #43,224, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kʁi\.
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 44840, this pair ranks #207,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écran vs écrie
Shared letters: cré. Private to "écran": an. Private to "écrie": ei.
"écran" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "écrie" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écran" and "écrie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "écran" vs "écrie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "écran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écrie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écran" and "écrie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrie vs éprise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #207,419 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.