Which to use
“écrie” is a verb and “éprise” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,224
- “écrie” frequency rank
- #48,285
- “éprise” frequency rank
- 91509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrie | éprise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écrier. | Féminin singulier de épris. |
Where the eye mixes écrie and éprise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. écrie runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against éprise's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between écrie and éprise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrie is \e.kʁi\ while éprise is \e.pʁiz\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91509, 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\. éprise is at rank #48,285, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.pʁiz\.
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 91509, this pair ranks #3,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of écrie vs éprise
Shared letters: eiré. Private to "écrie": c. Private to "éprise": ps.
"écrie" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "éprise" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrie" for "éprise" ever safe?
Which is more common, "écrie" or "éprise"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éprise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrie" and "éprise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écria vs écrie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.