Which to use
“écris” is a verb and “écrits” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,886
- “écris” frequency rank
- #3,653
- “écrits” frequency rank
- 7539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écris | écrits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de écrire. | Masculin pluriel de écrit. |
Same sound, different letters: écris vs écrits
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - écris and écrits
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: écris and écrits carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.kʁi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7539, 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\. écrits is at rank #3,653, 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 7539, this pair ranks #422,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écris vs écrits
Shared letters: cirsé. Private to "écris": -. Private to "écrits": t.
"écris" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "écrits" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écris" and "écrits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "écris" vs "écrits" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"écris" and "écrits" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "écris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écrits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écris" and "écrits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écris vs éprise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #422,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.