edition

[ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n]

/[ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n]/ noun

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The verdict

“edition” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,367. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,367
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Form oder Version einer schriftlichen Veröffentlichung

Corpus desk

Index DE-edition · edition · German

edition · rank #3,367 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,367
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH dpa

Nearest frequency peer: dpa (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „edition“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „edition“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

edition vs Editor
57% similar
edition vs Editionen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for edition
PropertyValue
Headwordedition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,367
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „edition“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).editionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dpa“ (#3,366), „einsetzen“ (#3,368), „darfst“ (#3,365). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „edition“ bei #3,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around edition (IPA [ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,367 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for edition, with forms such as "deition", "eddition", and "ediiton". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Editor", "Editionen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is edition, spelled E-D-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Form oder Version einer schriftlichen Veröffentlichung
  2. 2
    die Anzahl ihrer zur gleichen Zeit veröffentlichten Kopien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how edition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Which edition did you have?
  2. This is the fourth edition.

This word in other languages

édition(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • deition
  • eddition
  • ediiton
  • editino
  • editionn
  • editoin
  • edittion
  • edtiion
  • eidtion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of edition - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

deition2eddition1ediiton2editino2editionn1editoin2edittion1edtiion2
Edit distance from "edition"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "edition"?
"edition" is spelled E-D-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n].
What does "edition" mean?
As a noun, "edition" means: die Form oder Version einer schriftlichen Veröffentlichung
What words are commonly confused with "edition"?
"edition" is commonly confused with "Editor", "Editionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "edition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "edition" is [ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "edition" come from?
"edition" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "edition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Entwurf#3,369erfasst#3,370beenden#3,358Aufwand#3,355

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Gehalt9 variantsgelöst9 variantsspüren9 variantsstreet9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list