Which to use
“mangeais” and “manges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,034
- “mangeais” frequency rank
- #10,901
- “manges” frequency rank
- 35935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangeais | manges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de manger. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de manger. |
Where the eye mixes mangeais and manges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mangeais runs 8 letters (CVCCVVVC) against manges's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mangeais and manges
A purely visual mix-up. mangeais (\mɑ̃.ʒɛ\) and manges (\mɑ̃ʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mangeais is recorded at frequency rank #25,034, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.ʒɛ\. manges is at rank #10,901, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃ʒ\.
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 35935, this pair ranks #273,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mangeais vs manges
Shared letters: aegmns. Private to "mangeais": i. Private to "manges": -.
"mangeais" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "manges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mangeais" and "manges" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mangeais" or "manges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mangeais" and "manges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mangeais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mangeais" and "manges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mangeais vs mangerai". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #273,129 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.