editovsevitóWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“edito” and “evitó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,141
“edito” frequency rank
#16,576
“evitó” frequency rank
60717
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edito evitó
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de editar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de evitar.

Where the eye mixes edito and evitó

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

5 ch
edito
5 ch
evitó

Why the eye confuses edito with evitó

A purely visual mix-up. edito ([eˈð̞it̪o]) and evitó ([eβ̞iˈt̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edito is recorded at frequency rank #44,141, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈð̞it̪o]. 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 60717, this pair ranks #57,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of edito vs evitó

Shared letters: eit. Private to "edito": do. Private to "evitó": .

"edito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "evitó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editodeito · eddito · ediot · editto · edtio · eidto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "edito" and "evitó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eˈð̞it̪o] versus [eβ̞iˈt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "edito" or "evitó" show up more?
"evitó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,576 in our Spanish list, against #44,141 for "edito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "edito" and "evitó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "edito" 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 #57,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edito" and "evitó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edi 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 #57,973 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