mangeable

\mɑ̃.ʒabl\

/\mɑ̃.ʒabl\/ adj

The verdict

“mangeable” is uncommon French (frequency #70,003 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,003
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comestible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mangeable · mangeable · French

mangeable · rank #70,003 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,003
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mallard

Nearest frequency peer: mallard (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « mangeable »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « mangeable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mangeable
PropertyValue
Headwordmangeable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɑ̃.ʒabl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,003
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mangeable » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).mangeabletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « mallard » (#70,002), « manient » (#70,004), « malhabile » (#70,001). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mangeable » est au #70,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mangeable is uncommon French at frequency #70,003 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɑ̃.ʒabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mangeable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mangeable, spelled M-A-N-G-E-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comestible.
  2. 2
    Qui peut se manger sans dégoût.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le fruit le plus exquis de l'Orient et peut être du monde, est le mangoustan (garcinia mangostana). […]; il est petit et sphérique : une écorce brune, dure à l'extérieur, plus douce et moins foncée intérieurement, recouvre une pulpe blanche et transparente comme la neige : cette pulpe est la seule partie mangeable du fruit.
  2. Quand les Égyptiens et les Incas les éliminaient par trempage prolonger dans l'eau, ils ne le faisaient pas forcément dans l'intention de les rendre moins toxiques, mais d'abord de les rendre mangeables.

Antonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mangeable"?
"mangeable" is spelled M-A-N-G-E-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃.ʒabl\.
What does "mangeable" mean?
As an adjective, "mangeable" means: Comestible.
How do you pronounce "mangeable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mangeable" is \mɑ̃.ʒabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mangeable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list