éditésvseditoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,229
“édités” frequency rank
#49,623
“edito” frequency rank
75852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature édités edito
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de éditer. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de editar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set édités and edito apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
édités
5 ch
edito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. édités (\e.di.te\) and edito (\eˈði.to\) 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 75852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

édités is recorded at frequency rank #26,229, classified as averb, pronounced \e.di.te\. edito is at rank #49,623, tagged as averb, pronounced \eˈði.to\.

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 75852, this pair ranks #32,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of édités vs edito

Shared letters: dit. Private to "édités": . Private to "edito": eo.

"édités" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "edito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editodeito · eddito · ediot · editto · edtio · eidto

Frequency comparison

édités#26,229
edito#49,623

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "édités" and "edito" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.di.te\ versus \eˈði.to\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "édités" or "edito"?
"édités" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,229 in our French list, against #49,623 for "edito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering édités vs edito

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 “édités” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list