Which to use
“édits” and “enduits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,118
- “édits” frequency rank
- #38,782
- “enduits” frequency rank
- 85900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édits | enduits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de édit. | Pluriel de enduit. |
Where the eye mixes édits and enduits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between édits and enduits
A purely visual mix-up. édits (\e.di\) and enduits (\ɑ̃.dɥi\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
édits is recorded at frequency rank #47,118, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.di\. enduits is at rank #38,782, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.dɥi\.
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 85900, this pair ranks #10,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of édits vs enduits
Shared letters: dist. Private to "édits": é. Private to "enduits": enu.
"édits" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "enduits" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enduits ← ednuits · endduits · endiuts · enduist · enduitss · enduitts · endutis · ennduits
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "édits" and "enduits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "édits" or "enduits" show up more?
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 "édits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enduits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édits" and "enduits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs édits". 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 #10,566 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.