Which to use
“edil” and “exit” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,342
- “edil” frequency rank
- #36,897
- “exit” frequency rank
- 68239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edil | exit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | funcionário ou magistrado cuja função era fiscalizar edifícios e outras obras, assim como serviços públicos, como ruas, abastecimento de água, etc.; era tido como funcionário administrativo regular, de segundo escalão no Império Romano | saída |
Where the eye mixes edil and exit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between edil and exit
A purely visual mix-up. edil (/e.ˈdiɫ/) and exit (/ˈɛgzɪt/, /ˈɛksɪt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edil is recorded at frequency rank #31,342, classified as anoun, pronounced /e.ˈdiɫ/. exit is at rank #36,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛgzɪt/, /ˈɛksɪt/.
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 68239, this pair ranks #4,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of edil vs exit
Shared letters: ei. Private to "edil": dl. Private to "exit": tx.
"edil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "edil" and "exit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "edil" or "exit" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "edil" and "exit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "edil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edil" and "exit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edite vs exit". 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 #4,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.