# edition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #1,658

## Definitions
1. A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.
2. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
3. An instance of the first or second sense.
4. A particular instance of an event.

## Etymology
From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”).

## Easily confused with
- **editor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edition-vs-editor)
- **emotion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edition-vs-emotion)
- **elation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edition-vs-elation)
- **editions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edition-vs-editions)
- **eviction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edition-vs-eviction)
- **Edison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edison-vs-edition)
- **editing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/editing-vs-edition)

## Common misspellings (10)
`deition`, `eddition`, `ediiton`, `edision`, `editino`, `editionn`, `editoin`, `edittion`, `edtiion`, `eidtion`

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