Which to use
“écrits” and “étroits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,653
- “écrits” frequency rank
- #16,283
- “étroits” frequency rank
- 19936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrits | étroits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de écrit. | Masculin pluriel de étroit. |
Where the eye mixes écrits and étroits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. écrits runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against étroits's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between écrits and étroits
A purely visual mix-up. écrits (\e.kʁi\) and étroits (\e.tʁwa\) 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 19936, 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\. étroits is at rank #16,283, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.tʁwa\.
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 19936, this pair ranks #370,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of écrits vs étroits
Shared letters: irsté. Private to "écrits": c. Private to "étroits": o.
"écrits" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "étroits" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écrits" for "étroits" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "écrits" or "étroits" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étroits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrits" and "étroits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écrits vs édits". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #370,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.