éditéesvsévitesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#43,741
“éditées” frequency rank
#31,315
“évites” frequency rank
75056
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set éditées and évites apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
éditées
6 ch
évites

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. éditées (\e.di.te\) 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 75056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

éditées is recorded at frequency rank #43,741, classified as averb, pronounced \e.di.te\. 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 75056, this pair ranks #35,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of éditées vs évites

Shared letters: eisté. Private to "éditées": d. Private to "évites": v.

"éditées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "évites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Frequency comparison

éditées#43,741
évites#31,315

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "éditées" and "évites" 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, "éditées" or "évites"?
"évites" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,315 in our French list, against #43,741 for "éditées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering éditées vs évites

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “éditées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list