Which to use
“écria” is a verb and “era” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,272
- “écria” frequency rank
- #22,849
- “era” frequency rank
- 67121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écria | era |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de écrier. | Ère. |
Where the eye mixes écria and era
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between écria and era
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écria is \e.kʁi.ja\ while era is \ˈɛɹ.ə\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écria is recorded at frequency rank #44,272, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁi.ja\. era is at rank #22,849, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɛɹ.ə\.
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 67121, this pair ranks #64,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of écria vs era
Shared letters: ar. Private to "écria": cié. Private to "era": e.
"écria" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "era" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écria" for "era" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "écria" and "era" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "écria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "era" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écria" and "era" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écria vs écrie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.