editvséditsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“edit” and “édits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,959
“edit” frequency rank
#47,118
“édits” frequency rank
60077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edit édits
Definition Modification , correction d'un document. Pluriel de édit.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set edit and édits apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
edit
5 ch
édits

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. edit (\ˈɛd.ɪt\) and édits (\e.di\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edit is recorded at frequency rank #12,959, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɛd.ɪt\. édits is at rank #47,118, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.di\.

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 60077, this pair ranks #99,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of edit vs édits

Shared letters: dit. Private to "edit": e. Private to "édits": .

"edit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "édits" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editdeit · eddit · editt · edti · eidt

Frequency comparison

edit#12,959
édits#47,118

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "edit" and "édits" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ˈɛd.ɪt\ versus \e.di\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "edit" or "édits"?
"edit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,959 in our French list, against #47,118 for "édits". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering edit vs édits

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “edit” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list