Which to use
“edge” is a noun and “paid” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,053
- “edge” frequency rank
- #44,122
- “paid” frequency rank
- 56175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edge | paid |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schneide | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs pay |
Letter map: edge vs paid
Shared letters muted; letters that set edge and paid apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. edge (VCCV) and paid (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - edge and paid
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: edge is anoun and paidaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edge is recorded at frequency rank #12,053, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. paid is at rank #44,122, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 56175, this pair ranks #950,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edge vs paid
Shared letters: d. Private to "edge": eg. Private to "paid": aip.
"edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "paid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "edge" and "paid" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "edge" vs "paid" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "edge" and "paid".
- Full dictionary entry for "edge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #950,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edge" and "paid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paid 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 #950,486 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.