# edges

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛd͡ʒɪz/ · frequency rank #6,134

## Definitions
1. plural of edge
2. The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs.

## Easily confused with
- **eyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-eyes)
- **eggs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-eggs)
- **edgy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-edgy)
- **egos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-egos)
- **exes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-exes)
- **Edie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-edie)
- **edits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-edits)
- **elves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-elves)
- **Estes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-estes)
- **Engels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edges-vs-engels)
- **edge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edge-vs-edges)
- **Eden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-edges)
- **eager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eager-vs-edges)
- **Edgar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-edges)
- **edged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edged-vs-edges)
- **eases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eases-vs-edges)
- **eaves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaves-vs-edges)
- **Eames** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-edges)

## Common misspellings (7)
`deges`, `eddges`, `edegs`, `edgess`, `edgges`, `edgse`, `egdes`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/edges