Which to use
“edge” and “eye” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,868
- “edge” frequency rank
- #15,623
- “eye” frequency rank
- 31491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edge | eye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Côté. | Œil mais aussi œil d'une pomme de terre, d'un cyclone. |
Where the eye mixes edge and eye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between edge and eye
A purely visual mix-up. edge (\ɛd͡ʒ\) and eye (\ˈaɪ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edge is recorded at frequency rank #15,868, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛd͡ʒ\. eye is at rank #15,623, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈaɪ\.
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 31491, this pair ranks #303,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edge vs eye
Shared letters: e. Private to "edge": dg. Private to "eye": y.
"edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "eye" · 3 letters · shape VVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- edge ← dege · eddge · edeg · edgge · egde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edge" for "eye" ever safe?
Which is more common, "edge" or "eye"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "edge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edge" and "eye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPO vs eye". 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 #303,470 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.