Which to use
“écrira” is a verb and “écrit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,077
- “écrira” frequency rank
- #500
- “écrit” frequency rank
- 23577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrira | écrit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de écrire. | Recouvert de signes graphiques, se dit spécialement d’un papier, d’un parchemin, etc., sur lequel on a écrit ; antonymes : blanc, vierge. |
Where the eye mixes écrira and écrit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. écrira runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against écrit's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between écrira and écrit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrira is \e.kʁi.ʁa\ while écrit 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrira is recorded at frequency rank #23,077, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁi.ʁa\. écrit is at rank #500, tagged as anadj, 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 23577, this pair ranks #351,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrira vs écrit
Shared letters: ciré. Private to "écrira": a. Private to "écrit": t.
"écrira" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écrit" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrira" for "écrit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "écrira" vs "écrit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écrit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrira" and "écrit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrira vs Elvira". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #351,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.