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.
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": dé. Private to "emotion": em.
"édition" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "emotion" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emotion ← emmotion · emoiton · emotino · emotionn · emotoin · emottion · emtoion · eomtion
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "édition" and "emotion" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "édition" or "emotion"?
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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