Which to use
“we're” is a contraction and “wedge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #394
- “we're” frequency rank
- #12,715
- “wedge” frequency rank
- 13109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | we're | wedge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction of we + are. | One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering. |
Where the eye mixes we're and wedge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between we're and wedge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: we're is /wɪə/ while wedge is /wɛd͡ʒ/. 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 (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
we're is recorded at frequency rank #394, classified as acontraction, pronounced /wɪə/. wedge is at rank #12,715, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɛd͡ʒ/.
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 13109, this pair ranks #477,714 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of we're vs wedge
Shared letters: ew. Private to "we're": r. Private to "wedge": dg.
"we're" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "wedge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wedge ← ewdge · wdege · weddge · wedeg · wedgge · wegde · wwedge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "we're" and "wedge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "we're" or "wedge" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "we're" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wedge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,714 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "we're" and "wedge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "we're vs werk". 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 #477,714 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.