éditéevsévitezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,585
“éditée” frequency rank
#13,302
“évitez” frequency rank
39887
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature éditée évitez
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de éditer. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter.

Where the eye mixes éditée and évitez

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

6 ch
éditée
6 ch
évitez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. éditée (\e.di.te\) and évitez (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39887, 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\. évitez is at rank #13,302, 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 39887, this pair ranks #244,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of éditée vs évitez

Shared letters: eité. Private to "éditée": d. Private to "évitez": vz.

"éditée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "évitez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "éditée" and "évitez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.di.te\ versus \e.vi.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "éditée" or "évitez"?
"évitez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,302 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