hedges

/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/

//ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz// noun

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"hedges" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hedges” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,376
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of hedge

Corpus desk

Index EN-hedges · hedges · English

hedges · rank #20,376 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,376
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH harshly

Nearest frequency peer: harshly (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hedges”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hedges” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hedges vs hides
67% similar
hedges vs Hodge
50% similar
hedges vs Hegel
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hedges
PropertyValue
Headwordhedges
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,376
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hedges”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).hedgeslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “harshly” (#20,375), “heller” (#20,377), “Hezbollah” (#20,379). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hedges” is #20,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hedges (IPA /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,376 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of hedge".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hedges, with forms such as "ehdges", "hdeges", and "heddges". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "hides", "Hodge", "Hegel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is hedges, spelled H-E-D-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of hedge

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehdges
  • hdeges
  • heddges
  • hedegs
  • hedgess
  • hedgges
  • hedgse
  • hegdes
  • hhedges

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hedges - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehdges2hdeges2heddges1hedegs2hedgess1hedgges1hedgse2hegdes2
Edit distance from "hedges"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hedges"?
"hedges" is spelled H-E-D-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/.
What does "hedges" mean?
As a noun, "hedges" means: plural of hedge
What words are commonly confused with "hedges"?
"hedges" is commonly confused with "hides", "Hodge", "Hegel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hedges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hedges" is /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hedges" come from?
"hedges" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hedges", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

heller#20,377grader#20,367injure#20,392junkie#20,399

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list