# edict

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈiː.dɪkt/ · frequency rank #25,366

## Definitions
1. A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.

## Etymology
From Middle English edycte, borrowed from Latin edictum; earlier form edit, from Old French edit, from the same Latin word.

## Easily confused with
- **EDT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-edt)
- **eric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-eric)
- **EPIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-epic)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-exit)
- **edit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-edit)
- **emit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-emit)
- **Edie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-edie)
- **Edin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-edin)
- **exist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-exist)
- **exact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-exact)
- **elect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-elect)
- **Edith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-edith)
- **Erica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-erica)
- **erect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-erect)
- **edits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-edits)
- **enact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-enact)
- **eject** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-eject)
- **Erich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-erich)
- **evict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-evict)
- **epics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-epics)

## Common misspellings (7)
`deict`, `edcit`, `eddict`, `edicct`, `edictt`, `editc`, `eidct`

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