éditevséditéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,864
“édite” frequency rank
#43,741
“éditées” frequency rank
69605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature édite éditées
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éditer. Participe passé féminin pluriel de éditer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set édite and éditées apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
édite
7 ch
éditées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. édite (\e.dit\) and éditées (\e.di.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

édite is recorded at frequency rank #25,864, classified as averb, pronounced \e.dit\. éditées is at rank #43,741, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.di.te\.

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 69605, this pair ranks #54,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of édite vs éditées

Shared letters: deité. Private to "édite": -. Private to "éditées": s.

"édite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "éditées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "édite" and "éditées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.dit\ versus \e.di.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "édite" or "éditées"?
"édite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,864 in our French list, against #43,741 for "éditées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list