edition
/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
"edition" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“edition” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,658 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,658
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | edition |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,658 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “edition” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for edition is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,658 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for edition, with forms such as "deition", "eddition", and "ediiton". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "editor", "emotion", "elation", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”). The correct English form is edition, spelled E-D-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.
- 2The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
- 3An instance of the first or second sense.
- 4A particular instance of an event.
Etymology
From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: deition,eddition,ediiton,edision,editino,editionn,editoin,edittion,edtiion,eidtion
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of edition - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “edition”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-D-I-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “editor” - see the side-by-side comparison. edition vs editor
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.