# EDA vs edema

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### EDA
*name · frequency rank #40,674*
Initialism of Economic Development Administration.

### edema
*noun · IPA /ɪˈdiː.mə/ · frequency rank #30,776*
An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eda-vs-edema