EditevsexitConfusable pair

Which to use

“Edite” and “exit” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,376
“Edite” frequency rank
#36,897
“exit” frequency rank
85273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Edite exit
Definition prenome feminino saída

Where the eye mixes Edite and exit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Edite
4 ch
exit

Look-alike desk: Edite vs exit

A purely visual mix-up. Edite (/eˈdʒi.tʃi/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Edite is recorded at frequency rank #48,376, classified as anoun, pronounced /eˈdʒi.tʃi/. 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 85273, this pair ranks #708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Edite vs exit

Shared letters: eit. Private to "Edite": d. Private to "exit": x.

"Edite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Editedeite · eddite · ediet · editte · edtie · eidte
  • exiteixt · exitt · exti · exxit · xeit

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Edite" for "exit" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/eˈdʒi.tʃi/ versus /ˈɛgzɪt/, /ˈɛksɪt/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Edite" or "exit" show up more?
"exit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,897 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 "Edite" 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 #708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Edite" and "exit" 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 #708 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