Which to use
“edge” is a noun and “shame” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,053
- “edge” frequency rank
- #43,491
- “shame” frequency rank
- 55544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edge | shame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schneide | jemanden beschämen |
Letter map: edge vs shame
Shared letters muted; letters that set edge and shame apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. edge runs 4 letters (VCCV) against shame's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - edge and shame
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: edge is anoun and shameaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edge is recorded at frequency rank #12,053, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. shame is at rank #43,491, 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 55544, this pair ranks #975,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edge vs shame
Shared letters: e. Private to "edge": dg. Private to "shame": ahms.
"edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "edge" and "shame" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "edge" or "shame" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "edge" and "shame". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "edge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #975,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edge" and "shame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shame". 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 #975,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.