Which to use
“écrire” and “écris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,154
- “écrire” frequency rank
- #3,886
- “écris” frequency rank
- 5040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrire | écris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Créer une représentation de mots à l’aide de lettres et de symboles, par le biais d’un média. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de écrire. |
Where the eye mixes écrire and écris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses écrire with écris
A purely visual mix-up. écrire (\e.kʁiʁ\) and écris (\e.kʁi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrire is recorded at frequency rank #1,154, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁiʁ\. écris is at rank #3,886, tagged as averb, 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 5040, this pair ranks #430,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrire vs écris
Shared letters: ciré. Private to "écrire": e. Private to "écris": s.
"écrire" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écris" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écrire" and "écris" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "écrire" or "écris"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "écrire" and "écris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrire" and "écris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écris vs éprise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #430,062 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.