éditsvsépisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,118
“édits” frequency rank
#26,234
“épis” frequency rank
73352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature édits épis
Definition Pluriel de édit. Pluriel de épi.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set édits and épis apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
édits
4 ch
épis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. édits (\e.di\) and épis (\e.pi\) 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 73352, 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\. épis is at rank #26,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pi\.

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 73352, this pair ranks #40,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of édits vs épis

Shared letters: isé. Private to "édits": dt. Private to "épis": p.

"édits" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC  ·  "épis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "édits" and "épis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.di\ versus \e.pi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "édits" or "épis"?
"épis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,234 in our French list, against #47,118 for "édits". 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