Which to use
“écrivent” and “écrivons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,948
- “écrivent” frequency rank
- #43,226
- “écrivons” frequency rank
- 52174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrivent | écrivons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de écrire. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de écrire. |
Where the eye mixes écrivent and écrivons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. écrivent (\e.kʁiv\) and écrivons (\e.kʁi.vɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrivent is recorded at frequency rank #8,948, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁiv\. écrivons is at rank #43,226, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kʁi.vɔ̃\.
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 52174, this pair ranks #149,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrivent vs écrivons
Shared letters: cinrvé. Private to "écrivent": et. Private to "écrivons": os.
"écrivent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "écrivons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC