Which to use
“édite” and “émise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,864
- “édite” frequency rank
- #16,787
- “émise” frequency rank
- 42651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édite | émise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éditer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes édite and émise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. édite and émise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses édite with émise
A purely visual mix-up. édite (\e.dit\) and émise (\e.miz\) 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 42651, 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\. émise is at rank #16,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.miz\.
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 42651, this pair ranks #224,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of édite vs émise
Shared letters: eié. Private to "édite": dt. Private to "émise": ms.
"édite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "émise" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "édite" and "émise" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "édite" or "émise" show up more?
What to do next
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 "émise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édite" and "émise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édite vs edito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #224,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.