Which to use
“éditer” and “évite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,626
- “éditer” frequency rank
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- 23722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éditer | évite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Publier un ouvrage ou le mettre en vente ; s’emploie généralement au sujet d’un livre. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes éditer and évite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses éditer with évite
A purely visual mix-up. éditer (\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 23722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éditer is recorded at frequency rank #18,626, 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 23722, this pair ranks #350,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éditer vs évite
Shared letters: eité. Private to "éditer": dr. Private to "évite": v.
"éditer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éditer" for "évite" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "éditer" or "évite" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "éditer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éditer" and "évite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éditer vs edito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #350,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.