Which to use
“édite” and “élire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,864
- “édite” frequency rank
- #7,392
- “élire” frequency rank
- 33256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édite | élire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éditer. | Choisir entre plusieurs personnes ou plusieurs choses. |
Where the eye mixes édite and élire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. édite and élire follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: édite vs élire
A purely visual mix-up. édite (\e.dit\) and élire (\e.liʁ\) 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 33256, 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\. élire is at rank #7,392, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.liʁ\.
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 33256, this pair ranks #291,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of édite vs élire
Shared letters: eié. Private to "édite": dt. Private to "élire": lr.
"édite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "élire" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "édite" for "élire" ever safe?
Frequency check: "édite" vs "élire" - which ranks higher?
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 "édite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "élire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édite" and "élire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édite vs edito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #291,837 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.