blanc-manger

\blɑ̃.mɑ̃.ʒe\

/\blɑ̃.mɑ̃.ʒe\/ noun

The verdict

“blanc-manger” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dessert à base de lait, d’amandes, de sucre et d’un aliment épaississant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-blanc-manger · blanc-manger · French

blanc-manger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for blanc-manger
PropertyValue
Headwordblanc-manger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\blɑ̃.mɑ̃.ʒe\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « blanc-manger » en français

blanc-mangern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blanc-manger is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \blɑ̃.mɑ̃.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

blanc-manger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is blanc-manger, spelled B-L-A-N-C---M-A-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dessert à base de lait, d’amandes, de sucre et d’un aliment épaississant.
  2. 2
    Dessert à base de lait, de sucre et de fécule de maïs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how blanc-manger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Car, pour le bal, c’est une chose décidée, et je ferai les invitations dès que Nicholle aura fait les provisions nécessaires pour le blanc-manger et les fromages glacés.
  2. Deux perdrix cuirassées d’une barde de lard doré se prélassaient au milieu d’un cercle de rouelles d’oranges ; des blanc-manger et une tourte aux quenelles de poisson, chef-d’œuvre de maître Bilot, les accompagnaient.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blanc-manger"?
"blanc-manger" is spelled B-L-A-N-C---M-A-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \blɑ̃.mɑ̃.ʒe\.
What does "blanc-manger" mean?
As a noun, "blanc-manger" means: Dessert à base de lait, d’amandes, de sucre et d’un aliment épaississant.
How do you pronounce "blanc-manger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blanc-manger" is \blɑ̃.mɑ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blanc-manger" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list