Which to use
“édite” is a verb and “évitée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,864
- “édite” frequency rank
- #31,316
- “évitée” frequency rank
- 57180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édite | évitée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éditer. | Action d’un navire qui se meut pour éviter. |
Where the eye mixes édite and évitée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. édite runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against évitée's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: édite vs évitée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: édite is \e.dit\ while évitée is \e.vi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 57180, 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\. évitée is at rank #31,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vi.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 57180, this pair ranks #116,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of édite vs évitée
Shared letters: eité. Private to "édite": d. Private to "évitée": v.
"édite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "évitée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "édite" and "évitée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "édite" vs "évitée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "édite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édite" and "évitée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évitée vs exilée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #116,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.