Which to use
“édite” is a verb and “été” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,864
- “édite” frequency rank
- #65
- “été” frequency rank
- 25929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édite | été |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éditer. | La plus chaude des quatre saisons de l’année. Dans l’hémisphère nord, l’été astronomique s’étend du 7 mai au 7 août, le solstice d’été représentant le milieu de l’été. L’été météorologique, qui comprend les mois les plus chauds de l’année, comprend les mois de juin, juillet et août. L’été calendaire français, enfin, s’étend du 21 juin (solstice d’été) au 22 septembre (équinoxe d’automne). Dans l’hémisphère sud, ce découpage correspond à la saison d’hiver. |
Where the eye mixes édite and été
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. édite runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against été's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses édite with été
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: édite is \e.dit\ while été is \e.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25929, 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\. été is at rank #65, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.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 25929, this pair ranks #338,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of édite vs été
Shared letters: té. Private to "édite": dei. Private to "été": -.
"édite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "été" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Which is more common, "édite" or "été"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "édite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "été" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édite" and "été" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édite vs edito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #338,053 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.