éditésvsévitesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,229
“édités” frequency rank
#31,315
“évites” frequency rank
57544
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature édités évites
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de éditer. Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
édités
6 ch
évites

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. édités (\e.di.te\) and évites (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57544, 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\. évites is at rank #31,315, 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 57544, this pair ranks #114,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of édités vs évites

Shared letters: isté. Private to "édités": d. Private to "évites": ev.

"édités" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "évites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "édités" and "évites" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.di.te\ versus \e.vit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "édités" or "évites"?
"édités" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,229 in our French list, against #31,315 for "évites". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list