# edited vs elite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### edited
*verb · IPA /ˈɛdɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #4,232*
simple past and past participle of edit

### elite
*adjective · IPA /ɪˈliːt/ · frequency rank #3,622*
Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

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