Which to use
“edged” is a verb and “edges” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,910
- “edged” frequency rank
- #6,134
- “edges” frequency rank
- 20044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edged | edges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of edge | plural of edge |
Where the eye mixes edged and edges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses edged with edges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: edged is /ɛd͡ʒd/ while edges is /ˈɛd͡ʒɪz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “edged” becomes s in “edges”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edged is recorded at frequency rank #13,910, classified as averb, pronounced /ɛd͡ʒd/. edges is at rank #6,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛd͡ʒɪz/.
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 20044, this pair ranks #433,876 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edged vs edges
Shared letters: deg. Private to "edged": -. Private to "edges": s.
"edged" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "edges" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edged" for "edges" ever safe?
Which is more common, "edged" or "edges"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "edged" and "edges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "edged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "edges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,876 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edged" and "edges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edged vs erred". 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 #433,876 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.