Which to use
“édités” and “éviter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,229
- “édités” frequency rank
- #862
- “éviter” frequency rank
- 27091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édités | éviter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de éditer. | Échapper, se soustraire à quelque chose de nuisible, de désagréable. |
Where the eye mixes édités and éviter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between édités and éviter
A purely visual mix-up. édités (\e.di.te\) and éviter (\e.vi.te\) 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 27091, 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\. éviter is at rank #862, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vi.te\.
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 27091, this pair ranks #331,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of édités vs éviter
Shared letters: ité. Private to "édités": ds. Private to "éviter": erv.
"édités" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "éviter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "édités" for "éviter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "édités" or "éviter"?
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 "éviter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édités" and "éviter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édités vs edito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #331,138 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.