Which to use
“écran” is a noun and “écrit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,616
- “écran” frequency rank
- #500
- “écrit” frequency rank
- 2116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écran | écrit |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Recouvert de signes graphiques, se dit spécialement d’un papier, d’un parchemin, etc., sur lequel on a écrit ; antonymes : blanc, vierge. |
Where the eye mixes écran and écrit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses écran with écrit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écran is \e.kʁɑ̃\ while écrit 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2116, 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\. écrit is at rank #500, tagged as anadj, 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 2116, this pair ranks #436,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écran vs écrit
Shared letters: cré. Private to "écran": an. Private to "écrit": it.
"écran" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "écrit" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écran" and "écrit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "écran" or "écrit"?
Useful next steps
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 "écrit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écran" and "écrit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrit vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #436,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.