Which to use
“edit” and “exil” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,959
- “edit” frequency rank
- #6,503
- “exil” frequency rank
- 19462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edit | exil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Modification , correction d'un document. | État de celui que l’autorité force à vivre hors de sa patrie, ou qui s’y résout lui-même. |
Where the eye mixes edit and exil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses edit with exil
A purely visual mix-up. edit (\ˈɛd.ɪt\) and exil (\ɛɡ.zil\) 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 19462, 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\. exil is at rank #6,503, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zil\.
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 19462, this pair ranks #373,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edit vs exil
Shared letters: ei. Private to "edit": dt. Private to "exil": lx.
"edit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "exil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "edit" and "exil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "edit" or "exil"?
Useful next steps
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 "exil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edit" and "exil" 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 #373,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.