Which to use
“edged” and “embed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,910
- “edged” frequency rank
- #31,154
- “embed” frequency rank
- 45064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edged | embed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of edge | To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed. |
Where the eye mixes edged and embed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses edged with embed
A purely visual mix-up. edged (/ɛd͡ʒd/) and embed (/ɪmˈbɛd/) 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 45064, 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/. embed is at rank #31,154, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪmˈbɛd/.
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 45064, this pair ranks #224,738 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edged vs embed
Shared letters: de. Private to "edged": g. Private to "embed": bm.
"edged" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "embed" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "edged" and "embed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "edged" or "embed" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "edged" and "embed" 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 "embed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,738 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edged" and "embed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eben vs embed". 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 #224,738 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.