editarvsEditeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: editar is a verb, Edite is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“editar” is a verb and “Edite” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,534
“editar” frequency rank
#48,376
“Edite” frequency rank
54910
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature editar Edite
Definition imprimir e distribuir, normalmente através de circuitos comerciais, uma obra literária, artística ou científica prenome feminino

Where the eye mixes editar and Edite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
editar
5 ch
Edite

Visual trap between editar and Edite

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: editar is /e.d͡ʒi.ˈta(ɹ) while Edite is /eˈdʒi.tʃi/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

editar is recorded at frequency rank #6,534, classified as averb, pronounced /e.d͡ʒi.ˈta(ɹ). Edite is at rank #48,376, tagged as anoun, pronounced /eˈdʒi.tʃi/.

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 54910, this pair ranks #10,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of editar vs Edite

Shared letters: deit. Private to "editar": ar. Private to "Edite": -.

"editar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "Edite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editaredditar · ediatr · editarr · editra · edittar · edtiar · eidtar
  • Editedeite · eddite · ediet · editte · edtie · eidte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "editar" and "Edite" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "editar" is a verb and "Edite" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "editar" or "Edite" show up more?
"editar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,534 in our Portuguese list, against #48,376 for "Edite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "editar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Edite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "editar" and "Edite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edite vs égide". 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 #10,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list