editovséviteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,623
“edito” frequency rank
#5,096
“évite” frequency rank
54719
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edito évite
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de editar. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set edito and évite apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
edito
5 ch
évite

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. edito (\eˈði.to\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edito is recorded at frequency rank #49,623, classified as averb, pronounced \eˈði.to\. 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 54719, this pair ranks #132,131 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of edito vs évite

Shared letters: eit. Private to "edito": do. Private to "évite": .

"edito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editodeito · eddito · ediot · editto · edtio · eidto

Frequency comparison

edito#49,623
évite#5,096

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "edito" and "évite" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\eˈði.to\ versus \e.vit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "edito" or "évite"?
"évite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,096 in our French list, against #49,623 for "edito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering edito vs évite

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “edito” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list