Which to use
“édite” and “émit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,864
- “édite” frequency rank
- #49,446
- “émit” frequency rank
- 75310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édite | émit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éditer. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes édite and émit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. édite runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against émit's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between édite and émit
A purely visual mix-up. édite (\e.dit\) and émit (\e.mi\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75310, 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\. émit is at rank #49,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.mi\.
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 75310, this pair ranks #34,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of édite vs émit
Shared letters: ité. Private to "édite": de. Private to "émit": m.
"édite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "émit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "édite" for "émit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "édite" or "émit" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "édite" and "émit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "édite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édite" and "émit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.