Which to use
“écrits” is an adjective and “édits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,653
- “écrits” frequency rank
- #47,118
- “édits” frequency rank
- 50771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrits | édits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de écrit. | Pluriel de édit. |
Where the eye mixes écrits and édits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: écrits is \e.kʁi\ while édits is \e.di\. 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 50771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrits is recorded at frequency rank #3,653, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.kʁi\. édits is at rank #47,118, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.di\.
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 50771, this pair ranks #160,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrits vs édits
Shared letters: isté. Private to "écrits": cr. Private to "édits": d.
"écrits" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "édits" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC