Edda
[ˈɛda]
The verdict
“Edda” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #36,894) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #36,894
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 1
- tracked misspelling
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ältere Edda: altisländische Sammlung von Götter- und Heldensagen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Edda |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛda] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #36,894 |
| Misspellings tracked | 1 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Edda” sits in German frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for Edda is neighbouring look-alikes ("Eva", "Eid", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈɛda]. Frequency #36,894 among 57,060 “E” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
Our generated misspelling index lists 1 likely wrong-spelling variant for Edda, including "eda". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Eva", "Eid", "EDV", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Edda, spelled E-D-D-A.
Definition
- 1ältere Edda: altisländische Sammlung von Götter- und Heldensagen
- 2jüngere Edda: altisländisches Lehrbuch für Dichtkunst
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eda
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Edda - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Edda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-D-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɛda] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Eva” - see the side-by-side comparison. Edda vs Eva
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.