Which to use
“écrira” is a verb and “écrite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,077
- “écrira” frequency rank
- #3,724
- “écrite” frequency rank
- 26801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrira | écrite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de écrire. | Féminin singulier de écrit. |
Where the eye mixes écrira and écrite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. écrira and écrite follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between écrira and écrite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrira is \e.kʁi.ʁa\ while écrite is \e.kʁit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26801, 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\. 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 26801, this pair ranks #332,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrira vs écrite
Shared letters: ciré. Private to "écrira": a. Private to "écrite": et.
"écrira" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écrite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écrira" and "écrite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "écrira" vs "écrite" - which ranks higher?
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 "écrira" 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 #332,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrira" and "écrite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrira vs Elvira". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #332,784 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.