# edit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛdɪt/ · frequency rank #4,297

## Definitions
1. A change to the text of a document.
2. A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
3. An edited piece of media, especially video footage.
4. A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
5. An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
6. An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
7. A range of products related by theme or purpose.

## Etymology
Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.

## Easily confused with
- **et** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-et)
- **EI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-ei)
- **est** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-est)
- **Eli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-eli)
- **EDT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-edt)
- **Eid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-eid)
- **EDM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-edm)
- **Edo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-edo)
- **EMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-emt)
- **Eis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-eis)
- **EDL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-edl)
- **eft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-eft)
- **Eri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-eri)
- **evil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-evil)
- **eric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-eric)
- **EPIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-epic)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-exit)
- **Erik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-erik)
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-erin)
- **Edna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-edna)

## Common misspellings (4)
`eddit`, `editt`, `edti`, `eidt`

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