edgevsEditeConfusable pair

Which to use

“edge” and “Edite” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,040
“edge” frequency rank
#48,376
“Edite” frequency rank
66416
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edge Edite
Definition aresta, lado prenome feminino

Where the eye mixes edge and Edite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
edge
5 ch
Edite

Why the eye confuses edge with Edite

A purely visual mix-up. edge (/ɛʤ/) and Edite (/eˈdʒi.tʃi/) 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 66416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edge is recorded at frequency rank #18,040, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɛʤ/. Edite is at rank #48,376, tagged as anoun, pronounced /eˈdʒi.tʃi/.

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 66416, this pair ranks #5,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of edge vs Edite

Shared letters: de. Private to "edge": g. Private to "Edite": it.

"edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Edite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • edgedege · eddge · edeg · edgge · egde
  • Editedeite · eddite · ediet · editte · edtie · eidte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "edge" and "Edite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ɛʤ/ versus /eˈdʒi.tʃi/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "edge" or "Edite"?
"edge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,040 in our Portuguese list, against #48,376 for "Edite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "edge" and "Edite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "edge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Edite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edge" and "Edite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edite vs égide". 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 #5,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list