mensonger

\mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒe\

/\mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒe\/ adj

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The verdict

“mensonger” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,169
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui repose sur un mensonge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mensonger · mensonger · French

mensonger · rank #45,169 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,169
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mazarine

Nearest frequency peer: mazarine (-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 « mensonger »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mensonger » 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).

mensonger vs mensonges
89% similar
mensonger vs messenger
78% similar
mensonger vs mensongère
80% similar

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

Key facts for mensonger
PropertyValue
Headwordmensonger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,169
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mensonger »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mensongerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mazarine » (#45,168), « mentait » (#45,170), « matérialistes » (#45,167). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mensonger » est au #45,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around mensonger (IPA \mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒe\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,169 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for mensonger, with forms such as "emnsonger", "mennsonger", and "menosnger". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "mensonges", "messenger", "mensongère", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mensonger, spelled M-E-N-S-O-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui repose sur un mensonge.
  2. 2
    Trompeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le régime vit sur des rapports forcément mensongers puisqu'il est interdit de dire la vérité; ….
  2. Pour plaire tous les jours, un poète serait donc tenu de déployer les grâces mensongères des gens qui savent se faire pardonner leur obscurité par leurs façons aimables et par leurs complaisants discours ; car, outre le génie, chacun lui demande les plates vertus de salon et le berquinisme de famille.

Antonyms

vérace

This word in other languages

false(English)falsch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emnsonger
  • mennsonger
  • menosnger
  • mensnoger
  • mensogner
  • mensonegr
  • mensongerr
  • mensongger
  • mensongre
  • mensonnger
  • menssonger
  • mesnonger
  • mmensonger
  • mnesonger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mensonger - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emnsonger2mennsonger1menosnger2mensnoger2mensogner2mensonegr2mensongerr1mensongger1
Edit distance from "mensonger"

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 "mensonger"?
"mensonger" is spelled M-E-N-S-O-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒe\.
What does "mensonger" mean?
As an adjective, "mensonger" means: Qui repose sur un mensonge.
What words are commonly confused with "mensonger"?
"mensonger" is commonly confused with "mensonges", "messenger", "mensongère". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mensonger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mensonger" is \mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mensonger" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mobylette#45,174monolithe#45,176mandibule#45,159Offenbach#45,210

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

microbienne14 variantsindivision14 variantsPlaymobil14 variantspostulats14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list