écrivevsécrouéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“écrive” and “écroué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,413
“écrive” frequency rank
#42,699
“écroué” frequency rank
71112
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature écrive écroué
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de écrire. Participe passé masculin singulier de écrouer.

Where the eye mixes écrive and écroué

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
écrive
6 ch
écroué

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. écrive (\e.kʁiv\) and écroué (\e.kʁu.e\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

écrive is recorded at frequency rank #28,413, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁiv\. écroué is at rank #42,699, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kʁu.e\.

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 71112, this pair ranks #48,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of écrive vs écroué

Shared letters: cré. Private to "écrive": eiv. Private to "écroué": ou.

"écrive" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "écroué" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "écrive" and "écroué" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.kʁiv\ versus \e.kʁu.e\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "écrive" or "écroué"?
"écrive" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,413 in our French list, against #42,699 for "écroué". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list