Which to use
“écrasé” and “écrite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,255
- “écrasé” frequency rank
- #3,724
- “écrite” frequency rank
- 12979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrasé | écrite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a subi un écrasement. | Féminin singulier de écrit. |
Where the eye mixes écrasé and écrite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between écrasé and écrite
A purely visual mix-up. écrasé (\e.kʁa.ze\) and écrite (\e.kʁit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12979, 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\. écrite is at rank #3,724, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.kʁit\.
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 12979, this pair ranks #402,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrasé vs écrite
Shared letters: cré. Private to "écrasé": as. Private to "écrite": eit.
"écrasé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écrite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrasé" for "écrite" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "écrasé" or "écrite" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "écrite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrasé" and "écrite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrasé vs éprise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #402,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.