Which to use
“edge” is a noun and “shared” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,053
- “edge” frequency rank
- #37,777
- “shared” frequency rank
- 49830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edge | shared |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schneide | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs share |
Letter map: edge vs shared
Shared letters muted; letters that set edge and shared apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. edge runs 4 letters (VCCV) against shared's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - edge and shared
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: edge is anoun and sharedaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edge is recorded at frequency rank #12,053, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. shared is at rank #37,777, 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 49830, this pair ranks #1,196,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edge vs shared
Shared letters: de. Private to "edge": g. Private to "shared": ahrs.
"edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "shared" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "edge" and "shared" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "edge" vs "shared" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "edge" vs "shared" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "edge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shared" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,196,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edge" and "shared" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shared". 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 #1,196,729 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.