Which to use
“malgré” is a preposition and “mangée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #556
- “malgré” frequency rank
- #36,040
- “mangée” frequency rank
- 36596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malgré | mangée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contre le vouloir de quelqu’un, contre le gré de. | Participe passé féminin singulier de manger. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set malgré and mangée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: malgré is \mal.ɡʁe\ while mangée is \mɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malgré is recorded at frequency rank #556, classified as aprep, pronounced \mal.ɡʁe\. mangée is at rank #36,040, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 36596, this pair ranks #268,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malgré vs mangée
Shared letters: agmé. Private to "malgré": lr. Private to "mangée": en.
"malgré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "mangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering malgré vs mangée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a preposition, it's “malgré”; for a verb, it's “mangée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “malgré” entry
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