Which to use
“édite” and “évite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,864
- “édite” frequency rank
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- 30960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édite | évite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éditer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes édite and évite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. édite and évite follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between édite and évite
A purely visual mix-up. édite (\e.dit\) and évite (\e.vit\) 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 a single letter - d in “édite” becomes v in “évite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30960, 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\. évite is at rank #5,096, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vit\.
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 30960, this pair ranks #306,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of édite vs évite
Shared letters: eité. Private to "édite": d. Private to "évite": v.
"édite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "édite" for "évite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "édite" vs "évite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "édite" and "évite" 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 "évite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édite" and "évite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édite vs edito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #306,895 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.