verge

/vɜːd͡ʒ/

//vɜːd͡ʒ// noun

The verdict

“verge” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,534 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,534
frequency rank, Spanish
12,062
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Borde, orilla, margen.

Key facts for verge
PropertyValue
Headwordverge
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɜːd͡ʒ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verge” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verge lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verge is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,534 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vɜːd͡ʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for verge in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Spanish form is verge, spelled V-E-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Borde, orilla, margen.
  2. 2
    Apunto de.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verge"?
"verge" is spelled V-E-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /vɜːd͡ʒ/.
What does "verge" mean?
As a noun, "verge" means: Borde, orilla, margen.
How do you pronounce "verge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verge" is /vɜːd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verge" come from?
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Using “verge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vɜːd͡ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list