éditionvsemotionWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“édition” and “emotion” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,015
“édition” frequency rank
#42,854
“emotion” frequency rank
43869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature édition emotion
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. Émotion.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set édition and emotion apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
édition
7 ch
emotion

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. édition (\e.di.sjɔ̃\) and emotion (\əˈmoʊ.ʃən\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43869, 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\. emotion is at rank #42,854, tagged as anoun, pronounced \əˈmoʊ.ʃən\.

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 43869, this pair ranks #214,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of édition vs emotion

Shared letters: inot. Private to "édition": . Private to "emotion": em.

"édition" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "emotion" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emotionemmotion · emoiton · emotino · emotionn · emotoin · emottion · emtoion · eomtion

Frequency comparison

édition#1,015
emotion#42,854

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "édition" and "emotion" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.di.sjɔ̃\ versus \əˈmoʊ.ʃən\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "édition" or "emotion"?
"édition" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,015 in our French list, against #42,854 for "emotion". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering édition vs emotion

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “édition” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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