éditéesvsexigéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#43,741
“éditées” frequency rank
#29,768
“exigées” frequency rank
73509
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature éditées exigées
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de éditer. Participe passé féminin pluriel de exiger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set éditées and exigées apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
éditées
7 ch
exigées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. éditées (\e.di.te\) and exigées (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\) 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 73509, 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\. exigées is at rank #29,768, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\.

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 73509, this pair ranks #40,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of éditées vs exigées

Shared letters: eisé. Private to "éditées": dt. Private to "exigées": gx.

"éditées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "exigées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

éditées#43,741
exigées#29,768

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "éditées" and "exigées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.di.te\ versus \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "éditées" or "exigées"?
"exigées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,768 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 exigées

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list