Which to use
“édits” is a noun and “évite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,118
- “édits” frequency rank
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- 52214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édits | évite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de édit. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes édits and évite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: édits is \e.di\ while évite is \e.vit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52214, 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\. 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 52214, this pair ranks #149,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of édits vs évite
Shared letters: ité. Private to "édits": ds. Private to "évite": ev.
"édits" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV