edgevsSpäthWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: edge is a noun, Späth is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“edge” is a noun and “Späth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,053
“edge” frequency rank
#47,741
“Späth” frequency rank
59794
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edge Späth
Definition Schneide deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Letter map: edge vs Späth

Shared letters muted; letters that set edge and Späth apart highlighted. No shared letter run. edge runs 4 letters (VCCV) against Späth's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
edge
5 ch
Späth

Grammar separator: edge vs Späth

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: edge is anoun and Späthaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edge is recorded at frequency rank #12,053, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Späth is at rank #47,741, tagged as aname, 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 59794, this pair ranks #811,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of edge vs Späth

Shared letters: none. Private to "edge": deg. Private to "Späth": hpstä.

"edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Späth" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • edgedege · eddge · edeg · edgge · egde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "edge" and "Späth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "edge" is a noun and "Späth" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "edge" or "Späth" show up more?
"edge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,053 in our German list, against #47,741 for "Späth". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "edge" and "Späth".

  • Full dictionary entry for "edge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Späth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #811,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edge" and "Späth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Späth". 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 #811,105 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list