Which to use
“édite” and “éviter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,864
- “édite” frequency rank
- #862
- “éviter” frequency rank
- 26726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édite | éviter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éditer. | Échapper, se soustraire à quelque chose de nuisible, de désagréable. |
Where the eye mixes édite and éviter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. édite runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against éviter's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses édite with éviter
A purely visual mix-up. édite (\e.dit\) and éviter (\e.vi.te\) 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 26726, 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\. éviter is at rank #862, tagged as averb, 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 26726, this pair ranks #333,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of édite vs éviter
Shared letters: eité. Private to "édite": d. Private to "éviter": rv.
"édite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "éviter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "édite" and "éviter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "édite" vs "éviter" - which ranks higher?
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 "éviter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édite" and "éviter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édite vs edito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #333,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.