Which to use
“écrite” is an adjective and “écriteau” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,724
- “écrite” frequency rank
- #43,225
- “écriteau” frequency rank
- 46949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrite | écriteau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de écrit. | Inscription en grosses lettres, qu’on met sur un papier, sur du bois, sur de la toile, pour appeler l’attention du public. |
Where the eye mixes écrite and écriteau
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrite is \e.kʁit\ while écriteau is \e.kʁi.to\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “écrite” sits inside “écriteau”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrite is recorded at frequency rank #3,724, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.kʁit\. écriteau is at rank #43,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.kʁi.to\.
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 46949, this pair ranks #190,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrite vs écriteau
Shared letters: ceirté. Private to "écrite": -. Private to "écriteau": au.
"écrite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écriteau" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVV