Which to use
“edge” is a noun and “ewige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,053
- “edge” frequency rank
- #7,914
- “ewige” frequency rank
- 19967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edge | ewige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schneide | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig |
Letter map: edge vs ewige
Shared letters muted; letters that set edge and ewige apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: edge vs ewige
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: edge is anoun and ewigeanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edge is recorded at frequency rank #12,053, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. ewige is at rank #7,914, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːvɪɡə].
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 19967, this pair ranks #1,902,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edge vs ewige
Shared letters: eg. Private to "edge": d. Private to "ewige": iw.
"edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ewige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edge" for "ewige" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "edge" or "ewige" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "edge" and "ewige".
- Full dictionary entry for "edge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ewige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,902,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edge" and "ewige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edge vs puzzles". 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 #1,902,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.