Which to use
“edicto” is a noun and “evitó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,764
- “edicto” frequency rank
- #16,576
- “evitó” frequency rank
- 40340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edicto | evitó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orden o decreto legal promulgado por un monarca o magistrado judicial. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes edicto and evitó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. edicto runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against evitó's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: edicto vs evitó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: edicto is [eˈð̞ikt̪o] while evitó is [eβ̞iˈt̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edicto is recorded at frequency rank #23,764, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈð̞ikt̪o]. evitó is at rank #16,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪o].
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 40340, this pair ranks #159,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edicto vs evitó
Shared letters: eit. Private to "edicto": cdo. Private to "evitó": vó.
"edicto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "evitó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- edicto ← deicto · edcito · eddicto · ediccto · edicot · edictto · editco · eidcto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edicto" for "evitó" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "edicto" or "evitó" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "edicto" and "evitó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "edicto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evitó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edicto" and "evitó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edicto vs edito". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #159,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.