# edit vs EDM

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### edit
*noun · IPA /ˈɛdɪt/ · frequency rank #4,297*
A change to the text of a document.

### EDM
*noun · frequency rank #22,066*
Initialism of electrical discharge machining.

## Source
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