Which to use
“hedges” is a noun and “Hodges” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,376
- “hedges” frequency rank
- #17,630
- “Hodges” frequency rank
- 38006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hedges | Hodges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hedge | A surname originating as a patronymic. |
Letter map: hedges vs Hodges
Shared letters muted; letters that set hedges and Hodges apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. hedges and Hodges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: hedges vs Hodges
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hedges is anoun and Hodgesaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “hedges” becomes o in “Hodges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hedges is recorded at frequency rank #20,376, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/. Hodges is at rank #17,630, tagged as aname.
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 38006, this pair ranks #289,665 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hedges vs Hodges
Shared letters: deghs. Private to "hedges": -. Private to "Hodges": o.
"hedges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hodges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "hedges" vs "Hodges" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "hedges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hodges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,665 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hedges" and "Hodges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hedged vs hedges". 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 #289,665 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.