Which to use
“écrie” is a verb and “écrites” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,224
- “écrie” frequency rank
- #7,773
- “écrites” frequency rank
- 50997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrie | écrites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écrier. | Féminin pluriel de écrit. |
Where the eye mixes écrie and écrites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrie is \e.kʁi\ while écrites is \e.kʁit\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrie is recorded at frequency rank #43,224, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁi\. écrites is at rank #7,773, 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 50997, this pair ranks #158,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrie vs écrites
Shared letters: ceiré. Private to "écrie": -. Private to "écrites": st.
"écrie" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "écrites" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC