editovséxitoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: edito is a verb, éxito is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“edito” is a verb and “éxito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,141
“edito” frequency rank
#731
“éxito” frequency rank
44872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edito éxito
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de editar. Logro o compensación satisfactoria de una tarea o actividad.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set edito and éxito apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
edito
5 ch
éxito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: edito is [eˈð̞it̪o] while éxito is [ˈeksit̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edito is recorded at frequency rank #44,141, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈð̞it̪o]. éxito is at rank #731, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeksit̪o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 44872, this pair ranks #134,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of edito vs éxito

Shared letters: iot. Private to "edito": de. Private to "éxito": .

"edito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "éxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editodeito · eddito · ediot · editto · edtio · eidto

Frequency comparison

edito#44,141
éxito#731

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "edito" and "éxito" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "edito" is a verb and "éxito" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "edito" or "éxito"?
"éxito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #731 in our Spanish list, against #44,141 for "edito". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering edito vs éxito

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “edito”; for a noun, it's “éxito”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “edito” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list