inéditesvsinvitésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: inédites is a adjective, invités is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“inédites” is an adjective and “invités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,621
“inédites” frequency rank
#2,882
“invités” frequency rank
16503
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inédites invités
Definition Féminin pluriel de inédit. Pluriel de invité.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set inédites and invités apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
inédites
7 ch
invités

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inédites is \i.ne.dit\ while invités is \ɛ̃.vi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inédites is recorded at frequency rank #13,621, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.ne.dit\. invités is at rank #2,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.te\.

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 16503, this pair ranks #387,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inédites vs invités

Shared letters: insté. Private to "inédites": de. Private to "invités": v.

"inédites" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "invités" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Frequency comparison

inédites#13,621
invités#2,882

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inédites" and "invités" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "inédites" is an adjective and "invités" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "inédites" or "invités"?
"invités" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,882 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.

Remembering inédites vs invités

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “inédites”; for a noun, it's “invités”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “inédites” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list