Which to use
“écrire” and “écroué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,154
- “écrire” frequency rank
- #42,699
- “écroué” frequency rank
- 43853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrire | écroué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Créer une représentation de mots à l’aide de lettres et de symboles, par le biais d’un média. | Participe passé masculin singulier de écrouer. |
Where the eye mixes écrire and écroué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: écrire vs écroué
A purely visual mix-up. écrire (\e.kʁiʁ\) and écroué (\e.kʁu.e\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43853, 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\. écroué is at rank #42,699, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kʁu.e\.
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 43853, this pair ranks #214,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrire vs écroué
Shared letters: cré. Private to "écrire": ei. Private to "écroué": ou.
"écrire" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écroué" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrire" for "écroué" ever safe?
Which is more common, "écrire" or "écroué"?
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 "écrire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écroué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrire" and "écroué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échouée vs écroué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #214,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.