Which to use
“édités” and “existes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,229
- “édités” frequency rank
- #39,287
- “existes” frequency rank
- 65516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édités | existes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de éditer. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exister. |
Where the eye mixes édités and existes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: édités vs existes
A purely visual mix-up. édités (\e.di.te\) and existes (\ɛɡ.zist\) 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 65516, 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\. existes is at rank #39,287, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zist\.
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 65516, this pair ranks #71,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of édités vs existes
Shared letters: ist. Private to "édités": dé. Private to "existes": ex.
"édités" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "existes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- existes ← eixstes · exisets · exisstes · existess · existse · existtes · exitses · exsites
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "édités" for "existes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "édités" vs "existes" - which ranks higher?
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 "existes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édités" and "existes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édités vs edito". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #71,983 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.