Which to use
“wedged” is an adjective and “weighed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,080
- “wedged” frequency rank
- #9,554
- “weighed” frequency rank
- 42634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wedged | weighed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cuneiform or wedge-shaped | simple past and past participle of weigh |
Letter map: wedged vs weighed
Shared letters muted; letters that set wedged and weighed apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. wedged runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against weighed's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: wedged vs weighed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wedged is anadjective and weighedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wedged is recorded at frequency rank #33,080, classified as anadj. weighed is at rank #9,554, tagged as averb, pronounced /weɪd/.
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 42634, this pair ranks #247,439 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wedged vs weighed
Shared letters: degw. Private to "wedged": -. Private to "weighed": hi.
"wedged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "weighed" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wedged" and "weighed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wedged" or "weighed"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wedged" and "weighed".
- Full dictionary entry for "wedged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weighed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,439 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wedged" and "weighed" 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 #247,439 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.