diff --git a/src/codex32/correction.py b/src/codex32/correction.py
index 9abd345..5df1a1c 100644
--- a/src/codex32/correction.py
+++ b/src/codex32/correction.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 """Fixed BCH correction derived from PR #70, with reverse-indexed coordinates."""
 
 from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
-from dataclasses import dataclass, replace
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field, replace
 from functools import cache, lru_cache
 from math import comb
 from time import monotonic
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ def __init__(
 class CorrectionEdit:
     kind: Literal["substitution", "erasure", "insertion", "deletion", "transposition"]
     reverse_index: int
-    observed: str
-    replacement: str
+    observed: str = field(repr=False)
+    replacement: str = field(repr=False)
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_public_api.py b/tests/test_public_api.py
index 09d66d4..1901802 100644
--- a/tests/test_public_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_public_api.py
@@ -11,7 +11,16 @@
 from data.bip93_vectors import VECTOR_2
 
 import codex32
-from codex32 import CorrectionCandidate, Header, MasterSeed, Share, parse_codex32
+from codex32 import (
+    CorrectionCandidate,
+    CorrectionContext,
+    Header,
+    MasterSeed,
+    Profile,
+    Share,
+    correct,
+    parse_codex32,
+)
 from codex32.errors import InvalidIdentifier, InvalidShareIndex, InvalidThreshold
 
 
@@ -95,6 +104,16 @@ def test_artifact_default_rendering_does_not_disclose_recovery_text() -> None:
     assert repr(share) == "Share(<redacted>)"
 
 
+def test_correction_edits_do_not_render_recovery_characters() -> None:
+    text = VECTOR_2["share_A"]
+    candidate = correct(CorrectionContext(Profile.MS), text[:9] + "?" * 8 + text[17:])[0]
+    rendered = repr(candidate)
+
+    assert len(candidate.edits) == 8
+    assert all(f"'{edit.replacement}'" not in rendered for edit in candidate.edits)
+    assert "observed" not in rendered and "replacement" not in rendered
+
+
 def test_master_seed_default_rendering_does_not_disclose_seed_material() -> None:
     secret = MasterSeed.from_seed(bytes(range(16)), identifier="test")