Which to use
“écrivez” and “écrivit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,181
- “écrivez” frequency rank
- #14,390
- “écrivit” frequency rank
- 28571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrivez | écrivit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de écrire. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de écrire. |
Where the eye mixes écrivez and écrivit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. écrivez (\e.kʁi.ve\) and écrivit (\e.kʁi.vi\) 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 28571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrivez is recorded at frequency rank #14,181, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁi.ve\. écrivit is at rank #14,390, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kʁi.vi\.
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 28571, this pair ranks #321,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrivez vs écrivit
Shared letters: cirvé. Private to "écrivez": ez. Private to "écrivit": t.
"écrivez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "écrivit" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC