Which to use
“écrit” and “épris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #500
- “écrit” frequency rank
- #24,088
- “épris” frequency rank
- 24588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrit | épris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recouvert de signes graphiques, se dit spécialement d’un papier, d’un parchemin, etc., sur lequel on a écrit ; antonymes : blanc, vierge. | Qui est saisi par un vif sentiment de relation affective, une passion pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes écrit and épris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. écrit and épris follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: écrit vs épris
A purely visual mix-up. écrit (\e.kʁi\) and épris (\e.pʁi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24588, 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\. épris is at rank #24,088, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.pʁi\.
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 24588, this pair ranks #345,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrit vs épris
Shared letters: iré. Private to "écrit": ct. Private to "épris": ps.
"écrit" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "épris" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écrit" and "épris" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "écrit" or "épris"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrit" and "épris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épris vs éprise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.