Which to use
“edge” is a noun and “taking” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,053
- “edge” frequency rank
- #47,767
- “taking” frequency rank
- 59820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edge | taking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schneide | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take |
Letter map: edge vs taking
Shared letters muted; letters that set edge and taking apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. edge runs 4 letters (VCCV) against taking's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: edge vs taking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: edge is anoun and takingaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edge is recorded at frequency rank #12,053, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. taking is at rank #47,767, 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 59820, this pair ranks #810,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edge vs taking
Shared letters: g. Private to "edge": de. Private to "taking": aiknt.
"edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "edge" vs "taking" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "edge" and "taking". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "edge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #810,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edge" and "taking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs taking". 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 #810,095 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.