copyedit
"copyedit" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“copyedit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-copyedit · copyedit · English
copyedit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | copyedit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “copyedit” in English
Rare enough to double-check
copyedit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.".
Zero misspellings are on record for copyedit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from copy editor. The correct English form is copyedit, spelled C-O-P-Y-E-D-I-T.
Definition
- 1To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how copyedit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Memoirs of a Bastard Angel contains so many amazing howlers that it seems barely to have been copyedited or proofread.
Etymology
Back-formation from copy editor.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.