Which to use
“écrit” is an adjective and “exit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #500
- “écrit” frequency rank
- #21,315
- “exit” frequency rank
- 21815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrit | exit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recouvert de signes graphiques, se dit spécialement d’un papier, d’un parchemin, etc., sur lequel on a écrit ; antonymes : blanc, vierge. | Sortie théâtrale. |
Where the eye mixes écrit and exit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. écrit runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against exit's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: écrit vs exit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrit is \e.kʁi\ while exit is \ɛɡ.zit\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21815, 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\. exit is at rank #21,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zit\.
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 21815, this pair ranks #361,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrit vs exit
Shared letters: it. Private to "écrit": cré. Private to "exit": ex.
"écrit" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exit ← eixt · exitt · exti · exxit · xeit
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écrit" and "exit" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "écrit" vs "exit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "exit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrit" and "exit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs exit". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #361,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.