Which to use
“écrite” and “émérite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,724
- “écrite” frequency rank
- #21,514
- “émérite” frequency rank
- 25238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrite | émérite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de écrit. | Qui, ayant exercé un emploi pendant un certain temps, le quitte pour jouir des honneurs et de la récompense dus à ses services. |
Where the eye mixes écrite and émérite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. écrite runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against émérite's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: écrite vs émérite
A purely visual mix-up. écrite (\e.kʁit\) and émérite (\e.me.ʁit\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25238, 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\. émérite is at rank #21,514, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.me.ʁit\.
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 25238, this pair ranks #341,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrite vs émérite
Shared letters: eirté. Private to "écrite": c. Private to "émérite": m.
"écrite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "émérite" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrite" for "émérite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "écrite" vs "émérite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émérite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrite" and "émérite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émergée vs émérite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #341,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.