Which to use
“écrite” is an adjective and “excite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,724
- “écrite” frequency rank
- #13,786
- “excite” frequency rank
- 17510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrite | excite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de écrit. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exciter. |
Where the eye mixes écrite and excite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses écrite with excite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrite is \e.kʁit\ while excite is \ɛk.sit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17510, 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\. excite is at rank #13,786, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.sit\.
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 17510, this pair ranks #382,818 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrite vs excite
Shared letters: ceit. Private to "écrite": ré. Private to "excite": x.
"écrite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "excite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- excite ← ecxite · exccite · exciet · excitte · exctie · exicte · exxcite · xecite
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrite" for "excite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "écrite" vs "excite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "excite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,818 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrite" and "excite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excite vs excitent". 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 #382,818 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.