Which to use
“ledges” is a noun and “lodged” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,779
- “ledges” frequency rank
- #15,211
- “lodged” frequency rank
- 55990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledges | lodged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ledge | simple past and past participle of lodge |
Where the eye mixes ledges and lodged
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ledges and lodged follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ledges with lodged
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ledges is /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪz/ while lodged is /lɑd͡ʒd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ledges is recorded at frequency rank #40,779, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪz/. lodged is at rank #15,211, tagged as averb, pronounced /lɑd͡ʒd/.
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 55990, this pair ranks #129,482 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ledges vs lodged
Shared letters: degl. Private to "ledges": s. Private to "lodged": o.
"ledges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lodged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ledges" and "lodged" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ledges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lodged" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,482 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledges" and "lodged" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledges vs lodger". 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 #129,482 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.