Which to use
“édition” and “éviction” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,015
- “édition” frequency rank
- #22,749
- “éviction” frequency rank
- 23764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édition | éviction |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impression, publication et diffusion d’une œuvre artistique (livre, musique, objet d’art, etc). soit qu’elle paraisse pour la première fois, soit qu’elle ait déjà été imprimée ; ou les séries successives des exemplaires qu’on imprime pour cette publication. | Action d’évincer, de faire partir ; résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes édition and éviction
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. édition runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against éviction's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: édition vs éviction
A purely visual mix-up. édition (\e.di.sjɔ̃\) and éviction (\e.vik.sjɔ̃\) 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 23764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
édition is recorded at frequency rank #1,015, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.di.sjɔ̃\. éviction is at rank #22,749, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vik.sjɔ̃\.
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 23764, this pair ranks #350,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of édition vs éviction
Shared letters: inoté. Private to "édition": d. Private to "éviction": cv.
"édition" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "éviction" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "édition" and "éviction" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "édition" vs "éviction" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "édition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éviction" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édition" and "éviction" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éjection vs éviction". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #350,591 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.