Which to use
“edge” and “être” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,040
- “edge” frequency rank
- #48,731
- “être” frequency rank
- 66771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edge | être |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aresta, lado | ser vivo |
Where the eye mixes edge and être
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. edge and être follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between edge and être
A purely visual mix-up. edge (/ɛʤ/) and être (/ɛtʁ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66771, 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/. être is at rank #48,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɛtʁ/.
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 66771, this pair ranks #4,868 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of edge vs être
Shared letters: e. Private to "edge": dg. Private to "être": rtê.
"edge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "être" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- edge ← dege · eddge · edeg · edgge · egde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "edge" and "être" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "edge" or "être"?
What to do next
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 "être" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,868 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edge" and "être" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erre vs être". 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 #4,868 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.