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

#7,719
“inédit” frequency rank
#13,621
“inédites” frequency rank
21340
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inédit inédites
Definition Qui n’a pas été imprimé ou publié. Féminin pluriel de inédit.

Where the eye mixes inédit and inédites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inédit runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against inédites's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
inédit
8 ch
inédites

Visual trap between inédit and inédites

A purely visual mix-up. inédit (\i.ne.di\) and inédites (\i.ne.dit\) 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 extra letter(s) - “inédit” sits inside “inédites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inédit is recorded at frequency rank #7,719, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.ne.di\. inédites is at rank #13,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.ne.dit\.

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 21340, this pair ranks #363,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inédit vs inédites

Shared letters: dinté. Private to "inédit": -. Private to "inédites": es.

"inédit" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "inédites" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inédit" and "inédites" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\i.ne.di\ versus \i.ne.dit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "inédit" or "inédites" show up more?
"inédit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,719 in our French list, against #13,621 for "inédites". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "inédit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inédites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #363,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inédit" and "inédites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incités vs inédites". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #363,683 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list