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 eye mixes edito and éxito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. edito and éxito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: edito vs éxito
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": xé.
"edito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "éxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- edito ← deito · eddito · ediot · editto · edtio · eidto
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "edito" and "éxito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "edito" vs "éxito" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "edito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éxito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edito" and "éxito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edi vs edito". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #134,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.