Which to use
“édition” is a noun and “edito” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,015
- “édition” frequency rank
- #49,623
- “edito” frequency rank
- 50638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édition | edito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impression, publication et diffusion d’une œuvre artistique (livre, musique, objet d’art, etc). soit qu’elle paraisse pour la première fois, soit qu’elle ait déjà été imprimée ; ou les séries successives des exemplaires qu’on imprime pour cette publication. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de editar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set édition and edito apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
édition and edito form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
édition is recorded at frequency rank #1,015, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.di.sjɔ̃\. edito is at rank #49,623, tagged as averb, pronounced \eˈði.to\.
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 50638, this pair ranks #161,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "édition" and "edito" be used interchangeably?
Remembering édition vs edito
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “édition”; for a verb, it's “edito”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “édition” entry
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