Which to use
“écrit” is an adjective and “émit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #500
- “écrit” frequency rank
- #49,446
- “émit” frequency rank
- 49946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrit | émit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recouvert de signes graphiques, se dit spécialement d’un papier, d’un parchemin, etc., sur lequel on a écrit ; antonymes : blanc, vierge. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes écrit and émit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. écrit runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against émit's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between écrit and émit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrit is \e.kʁi\ while émit is \e.mi\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrit is recorded at frequency rank #500, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.kʁi\. émit is at rank #49,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.mi\.
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 49946, this pair ranks #166,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrit vs émit
Shared letters: ité. Private to "écrit": cr. Private to "émit": m.
"écrit" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "émit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrit" for "émit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "écrit" or "émit"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrit" and "émit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #166,583 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.