Which to use
“écris” is a verb and “éprise” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,886
- “écris” frequency rank
- #48,285
- “éprise” frequency rank
- 52171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écris | éprise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de écrire. | Féminin singulier de épris. |
Where the eye mixes écris and éprise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écris is \e.kʁi\ while éprise is \e.pʁiz\. 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 52171, 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\. éprise is at rank #48,285, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.pʁiz\.
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 52171, this pair ranks #149,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écris vs éprise
Shared letters: irsé. Private to "écris": c. Private to "éprise": ep.
"écris" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "éprise" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV