Which to use
“ease” and “edge” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,015
- “ease” frequency rank
- #1,858
- “edge” frequency rank
- 5873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ease | edge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily. | The boundary line of a surface. |
Where the eye mixes ease and edge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ease (/iːz/) and edge (/ɛd͡ʒ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ease is recorded at frequency rank #4,015, classified as anoun, pronounced /iːz/. edge is at rank #1,858, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɛd͡ʒ/.
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 5873, this pair ranks #513,677 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ease vs edge
Shared letters: e. Private to "ease": as. Private to "edge": dg.
"ease" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV