manger

\mɑ̃.ʒe\

/\mɑ̃.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“manger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #791. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#791
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mâcher et avaler un aliment dans le but de se nourrir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-manger · manger · French

manger · rank #791 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #791
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH haute

Nearest frequency peer: haute (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « manger »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « manger » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manger vs mener
67% similar
manger vs marge
67% similar
manger vs mater
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for manger
PropertyValue
Headwordmanger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɑ̃.ʒe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#791
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « manger »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.mangerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « haute » (#790), « fini » (#789), « moyens » (#793). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « manger » est au #791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around manger (IPA \mɑ̃.ʒe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #791 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for manger, with forms such as "amnger", "magner", and "manegr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mener", "marge", "mater", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is manger, spelled M-A-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mâcher et avaler un aliment dans le but de se nourrir.
  2. 2
    Prendre un repas.
  3. 3
    Consumer, dissiper en folles dépenses.
  4. 4
    Consumer en absorbant, en rongeant, en minant, en détruisant d’autres choses, en parlant des choses.
  5. 5
    Témoigner une vive hostilité envers quelqu'un.
  6. 6
    Occuper une grande partie de quelque chose.
  7. 7
    Manger les autres qui peuvent nous manger aussi.
  8. 8
    Être comestible.
  9. 9
    Être habituellement mangé.
  10. 10
    Se faire du souci.
  11. 11
    Être frappé, s’en prendre plein la tête.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mangez donc, lui dit la jeune fille en lui servant un morceau de la hure d’un sanglier.
  2. Sylvius avait déjà fait observer que les bœufs qui, pendant l'hiver, sont affectés de concrétions biliaires, se guérissent au printemps en mangeant les feuilles et les tiges de chiendent dans les pâturages.

Synonyms

boufferbecqueterboufferdabagraillermiamerdamers’alimenterse nourrirse réfecterse restaurerse sustentertchoperbâfreringurgiterse goinfrers’empiffrer

Antonyms

jeûnerse serrer la ceinture

This word in other languages

eat(English)comer(Español)essen(Deutsch)comer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnger
  • magner
  • manegr
  • mangerr
  • mangger
  • mangre
  • mannger
  • mmanger
  • mnager

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amnger2magner2manegr2mangerr1mangger1mangre2mannger1mmanger1
Edit distance from "manger"

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 "manger"?
"manger" is spelled M-A-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃.ʒe\.
What does "manger" mean?
As a verb, "manger" means: Mâcher et avaler un aliment dans le but de se nourrir.
What words are commonly confused with "manger"?
"manger" is commonly confused with "mener", "marge", "mater". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manger" is \mɑ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manger" come from?
"manger" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moyens#793perdre#794pièces#795charge#786

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sociale9 variantsvérité9 variantsAfrique9 variantsdomaine9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list