Which to use
“réécrire” and “réécrit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,460
- “réécrire” frequency rank
- #31,723
- “réécrit” frequency rank
- 53183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réécrire | réécrit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écrire de nouveau ce qui a déjà été écrit. | Participe passé masculin singulier de réécrire. |
Where the eye mixes réécrire and réécrit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réécrire runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against réécrit's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réécrire with réécrit
A purely visual mix-up. réécrire (\ʁe.e.kʁiʁ\) and réécrit (\ʁe.e.kʁi\) 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 53183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réécrire is recorded at frequency rank #21,460, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.kʁiʁ\. réécrit is at rank #31,723, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.kʁi\.
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 53183, this pair ranks #142,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réécrire vs réécrit
Shared letters: ciré. Private to "réécrire": e. Private to "réécrit": t.
"réécrire" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "réécrit" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réécrire" for "réécrit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réécrire" vs "réécrit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réécrire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réécrit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réécrire" and "réécrit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réécrire vs réélire". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #142,510 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.