Which to use
“edit” is a noun and “évite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,959
- “edit” frequency rank
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- 18055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edit | évite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Modification , correction d'un document. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes edit and évite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between edit and évite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: edit is \ˈɛd.ɪt\ while évite is \e.vit\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18055, 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\. évite is at rank #5,096, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vit\.
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 18055, this pair ranks #380,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edit vs évite
Shared letters: eit. Private to "edit": d. Private to "évite": vé.
"edit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- edit ← deit · eddit · editt · edti · eidt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "edit" and "évite" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "edit" or "évite"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "edit" and "évite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "edit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edit" and "évite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edit 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 #380,216 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.