Which to use
“elige” is a verb and “élites” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,990
- “elige” frequency rank
- #11,891
- “élites” frequency rank
- 16881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elige | élites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de elegir. | Forma del plural de élite. |
Where the eye mixes elige and élites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: elige is [eˈlixe] while élites is [ˈelit̪es]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elige is recorded at frequency rank #4,990, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈlixe]. élites is at rank #11,891, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈelit̪es].
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 16881, this pair ranks #274,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of elige vs élites
Shared letters: eil. Private to "elige": g. Private to "élites": sté.
"elige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "élites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- elige ← eilge · elgie · elieg · eligge · ellige · leige