sécrit

Sécrit is not a standard lexical item in contemporary French. In most contexts, it is regarded as a misspelling or typographical variant of the past participle écri t, which means “written.” The correct form for the participle used with the auxiliary être or avoir is écrit, as in j’ai écrit or il est écrit.

In contrast, the phrase s’écrit (with an apostrophe) is a valid, common construction formed from the pronominal verb s’écrire, meaning “to be written” or “how it is written.” For example, Comment s’écrit ce mot? translates to “How is this word written?” This form illustrates how the phonetic sequence that superficially resembles sécrit can arise from ordinary pronominal constructions, not from a separate lexical item.

Etymology and morphology clarify that the standard participle written is écrit, derived from the Latin skrīptus via Old French écrire. There is no established etymology or grammatical role for a standalone sécrit in modern French grammar. When encountered in text, sécrit should be treated as an error or as a misreading, unless it appears as part of a proper name or a specific editorial convention defined by a publisher or author.

In practice, readers and editors are advised to replace sécrit with either écrit (for the participle) or s’écrit (when the phrase is used pronominally), depending on the grammatical construction. See also: écrit, s’écrire, écriture.