Which to use
“édités” and “évite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,229
- “édités” frequency rank
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- 31325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édités | évite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de éditer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes édités and évite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses édités with évite
A purely visual mix-up. édités (\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 31325, 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\. 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 31325, this pair ranks #304,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of édités vs évite
Shared letters: ité. Private to "édités": ds. Private to "évite": ev.
"édités" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "édités" and "évite" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "édités" or "évite"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "édités" 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 #304,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édités" and "évite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édités vs edito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #304,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.