Which to use
“wedge” is a noun and “wedged” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,715
- “wedge” frequency rank
- #33,080
- “wedged” frequency rank
- 45795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wedge | wedged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | cuneiform or wedge-shaped |
Letter map: wedge vs wedged
Shared letters muted; letters that set wedge and wedged apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. wedge runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against wedged's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: wedge vs wedged
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wedge is anoun and wedgedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “wedge” sits inside “wedged”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wedge is recorded at frequency rank #12,715, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɛd͡ʒ/. wedged is at rank #33,080, tagged as anadj.
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 45795, this pair ranks #217,847 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wedge vs wedged
Shared letters: degw. Private to "wedge": -. Private to "wedged": -.
"wedge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wedged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wedge" and "wedged" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Pair "wedge" vs "wedged" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wedge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wedged" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,847 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wedge" and "wedged" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wedded vs wedged". 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 #217,847 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.