Which to use
“wedded” is an adjective and “wedge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,828
- “wedded” frequency rank
- #12,715
- “wedge” frequency rank
- 44543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wedded | wedge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Joined in marriage. | 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 wedded and wedge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wedded and wedge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wedded is /ˈwɛdəd/ while wedge is /wɛd͡ʒ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wedded is recorded at frequency rank #31,828, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈwɛdəd/. 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 44543, this pair ranks #229,543 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wedded vs wedge
Shared letters: dew. Private to "wedded": -. Private to "wedge": g.
"wedded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wedge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wedded" and "wedge" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wedded" or "wedge"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wedded" and "wedge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wedded" 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 #229,543 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wedded" and "wedge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wedded vs winded". 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 #229,543 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.