Write vs. Wright: Know the Difference

To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen.

One that constructs or repairs something. Often used in combination

To form (letters or words) in cursive style, especially in contrast to printing by hand.

(obsolete) A builder or maker of something.

To spell

One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; - now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc.

To fill (an amount of space) with words or information

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

To put written information in the blank spaces of (a check, form, or similar document).

United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)

To produce or compose (text) in a recorded form that can be read

United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)

To express in writing; set down

United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)

To communicate by writing, especially by written letter

Influential United States architect (1869-1959)

To communicate with (someone) by writing, especially by letter

United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)

To compose (a musical work).

Someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

To underwrite, as an insurance policy.

To compose in legal form; draft

To indicate; mark

To ordain or prophesy

(Computers) To transfer or copy (information) from memory to a storage device or output device.

To trace or form letters, words, or symbols on paper or another surface

To produce written material, such as articles or books

To compose a letter, email, or other written communication

(ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

(transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).

(transitive) To send written information to.

(transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.

To convey a fact to someone via writing.

(intransitive) To be an author.

To record data mechanically or electronically.

To fill in, to complete using words.

To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.

To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.

(finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).

To paint a religious icon.

The act or style of writing.

(computing) The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the characters called letters; to write figures.

To set down for reading; to express in legible or intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed; to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter.

Hence, to compose or produce, as an author.

To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth written on the heart.

To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; - often used reflexively.

To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs.

To be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying, or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he writes in one of the public offices.

To frame or combine ideas, and express them in written words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to compose.

To compose or send letters.

Produce a literary work;

Communicate or express by writing;

Have (one's written work) issued for publication;

Communicate (with) in writing;

Communicate by letter;

Write music;

Mark or trace on a surface;

Record data on a computer;

Write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word);