Which to use
“mangée” and “mangent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,040
- “mangée” frequency rank
- #7,590
- “mangent” frequency rank
- 43630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangée | mangent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de manger. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de manger. |
Where the eye mixes mangée and mangent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mangée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against mangent's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mangée vs mangent
A purely visual mix-up. mangée (\mɑ̃.ʒe\) and mangent (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mangée is recorded at frequency rank #36,040, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.ʒe\. mangent is at rank #7,590, 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 43630, this pair ranks #216,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mangée vs mangent
Shared letters: aegmn. Private to "mangée": é. Private to "mangent": t.
"mangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "mangent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mangent ← amngent · magnent · manegnt · mangennt · mangentt · mangetn · manggent · mangnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mangée" for "mangent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mangée" or "mangent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mangée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mangent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mangée" and "mangent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mane vs mangée". 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 #216,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.