editvsETIConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#12,959
“edit” frequency rank
#38,788
“ETI” frequency rank
51747
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edit ETI
Definition Modification , correction d'un document. Entreprise qui a entre 250 et 4999 salariés et respecte certains critères en matière de bilan et de chiffre d'affaires.

Where the eye mixes edit and ETI

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
edit
3 ch
ETI

Look-alike desk: edit vs ETI

A purely visual mix-up. edit (\ˈɛd.ɪt\) and ETI (\ø.te.i\) 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 51747, 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\. ETI is at rank #38,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ø.te.i\.

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 51747, this pair ranks #152,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of edit vs ETI

Shared letters: eit. Private to "edit": d. Private to "ETI": -.

"edit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "ETI" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editdeit · eddit · editt · edti · eidt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "edit" for "ETI" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ˈɛd.ɪt\ versus \ø.te.i\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "edit" vs "ETI" - which ranks higher?
"edit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,959 in our French list, against #38,788 for "ETI". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "ETI" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edit" and "ETI" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs ETI". 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 #152,766 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list