éditéevséviteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“éditée” and “évite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,585
“éditée” frequency rank
#5,096
“évite” frequency rank
31681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature éditée évite
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de éditer. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter.

Where the eye mixes éditée and évite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
éditée
5 ch
évite

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. éditée (\e.di.te\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

éditée is recorded at frequency rank #26,585, classified as averb, pronounced \e.di.te\. 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 31681, this pair ranks #302,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of éditée vs évite

Shared letters: eité. Private to "éditée": d. Private to "évite": v.

"éditée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "éditée" and "évite" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.di.te\ versus \e.vit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "éditée" or "évite"?
"évite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,096 in our French list, against #26,585 for "éditée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list