Which to use
“edition” and “editions” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,658
- “edition” frequency rank
- #8,923
- “editions” frequency rank
- 10581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edition | editions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time. | plural of edition |
Where the eye mixes edition and editions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: edition vs editions
A purely visual mix-up. edition (/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/) and editions (/ɪˈdɪʃənz/) 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 extra letter(s) - “edition” sits inside “editions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edition is recorded at frequency rank #1,658, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/. editions is at rank #8,923, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪˈdɪʃənz/.
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 10581, this pair ranks #491,584 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edition vs editions
Shared letters: deinot. Private to "edition": -. Private to "editions": s.
"edition" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "editions" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "edition" vs "editions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "edition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "editions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #491,584 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edition" and "editions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edition vs elation". 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 #491,584 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.