Which to use
“édite” and “évites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,864
- “édite” frequency rank
- #31,315
- “évites” frequency rank
- 57179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édite | évites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éditer. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes édite and évites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. édite runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against évites's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: édite vs évites
A purely visual mix-up. édite (\e.dit\) and évites (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57179, 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\. évites is at rank #31,315, 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 57179, this pair ranks #116,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of édite vs évites
Shared letters: eité. Private to "édite": d. Private to "évites": sv.
"édite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "évites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "édite" and "évites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "édite" or "évites"?
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 "évites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édite" and "évites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édits vs évites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #116,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.