# Edison vs editor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Edison
*name · IPA /ˈɛdɪsən/ · frequency rank #13,507*
A surname

### editor
*noun · IPA /ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/ · frequency rank #2,387*
A person who edits or makes changes to documents.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edison-vs-editor