Which to use
“écrasé” is an adjective and “écris” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,255
- “écrasé” frequency rank
- #3,886
- “écris” frequency rank
- 13141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrasé | écris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a subi un écrasement. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de écrire. |
Where the eye mixes écrasé and écris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: écrasé vs écris
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrasé is \e.kʁa.ze\ while écris is \e.kʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrasé is recorded at frequency rank #9,255, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.kʁa.ze\. écris is at rank #3,886, 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 13141, this pair ranks #402,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrasé vs écris
Shared letters: crsé. Private to "écrasé": a. Private to "écris": i.
"écrasé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écris" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écrasé" and "écris" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "écrasé" or "écris"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrasé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrasé" and "écris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrasé vs éprise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #402,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.