Which to use
“edition” and “eviction” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,658
- “edition” frequency rank
- #16,906
- “eviction” frequency rank
- 18564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edition | eviction |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time. | The act of evicting. |
Where the eye mixes edition and eviction
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. edition runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against eviction's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: edition vs eviction
A purely visual mix-up. edition (/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/) and eviction (/ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18564, 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/. eviction is at rank #16,906, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/.
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 18564, this pair ranks #444,045 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edition vs eviction
Shared letters: einot. Private to "edition": d. Private to "eviction": cv.
"edition" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "eviction" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "edition" and "eviction" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "edition" vs "eviction" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "eviction" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #444,045 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edition" and "eviction" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eviction vs evocation". 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 #444,045 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.