editvsevitóTell them apart

Quick tell: edit is a noun, evitó is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“edit” is a noun and “evitó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,589
“edit” frequency rank
#16,576
“evitó” frequency rank
29165
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edit evitó
Definition Edición. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de evitar.

Where the eye mixes edit and evitó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
edit
5 ch
evitó

Look-alike desk: edit vs evitó

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: edit is /ˈɛd.ɪt/ 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 29165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edit is recorded at frequency rank #12,589, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛd.ɪt/. 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 29165, this pair ranks #218,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of edit vs evitó

Shared letters: eit. Private to "edit": d. Private to "evitó": .

"edit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "evitó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editdeit · eddit · editt · edti · eidt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "edit" and "evitó" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "edit" is a noun and "evitó" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "edit" vs "evitó" - which ranks higher?
"edit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,589 in our Spanish list, against #16,576 for "evitó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "edit" 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 #218,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edit" and "evitó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitó vs exit". 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 #218,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list