Which to use
“écris” is a verb and “écrite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,886
- “écris” frequency rank
- #3,724
- “écrite” frequency rank
- 7610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écris | écrite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de écrire. | Féminin singulier de écrit. |
Where the eye mixes écris and écrite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between écris and écrite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écris is \e.kʁi\ while écrite is \e.kʁit\. 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 7610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écris is recorded at frequency rank #3,886, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁi\. 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 7610, this pair ranks #422,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écris vs écrite
Shared letters: ciré. Private to "écris": s. Private to "écrite": et.
"écris" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "écrite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écris" and "écrite" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "écris" vs "écrite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "écris" and "écrite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "écris" 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 #422,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écris" and "écrite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écris vs éprise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #422,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.