Which to use
“écris” is a verb and “étuis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,886
- “écris” frequency rank
- #47,703
- “étuis” frequency rank
- 51589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écris | étuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de écrire. | Pluriel de étui. |
Where the eye mixes écris and étuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écris is \e.kʁi\ while étuis is \e.tɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51589, 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\. étuis is at rank #47,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.tɥi\.
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 51589, this pair ranks #153,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écris vs étuis
Shared letters: isé. Private to "écris": cr. Private to "étuis": tu.
"écris" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "étuis" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC