Which to use
“édiles” and “épices” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,117
- “édiles” frequency rank
- #12,088
- “épices” frequency rank
- 59205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édiles | épices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de édile. | Émolument qui était dû aux juges pendant un procès. Forme elliptique de épices des juges. |
Where the eye mixes édiles and épices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. édiles and épices follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: édiles vs épices
A purely visual mix-up. édiles (\e.dil\) and épices (\e.pis\) 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 59205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
édiles is recorded at frequency rank #47,117, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.dil\. épices is at rank #12,088, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pis\.
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 59205, this pair ranks #104,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of édiles vs épices
Shared letters: eisé. Private to "édiles": dl. Private to "épices": cp.
"édiles" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "épices" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "édiles" for "épices" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "édiles" and "épices" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "édiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édiles" and "épices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édiles vs endives". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,477 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.