Which to use
“écrite” and “écrits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,724
- “écrite” frequency rank
- #3,653
- “écrits” frequency rank
- 7377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrite | écrits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de écrit. | Masculin pluriel de écrit. |
Where the eye mixes écrite and écrits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses écrite with écrits
A purely visual mix-up. écrite (\e.kʁit\) and écrits (\e.kʁi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “écrite” becomes s in “écrits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7377, 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\. écrits is at rank #3,653, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.kʁi\.
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 7377, this pair ranks #423,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrite vs écrits
Shared letters: cirté. Private to "écrite": e. Private to "écrits": s.
"écrite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écrits" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écrite" and "écrits" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "écrite" vs "écrits" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "écrite" and "écrits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écrits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrite" and "écrits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrite vs éprise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #423,355 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.