mangéevsmangesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“mangée” and “manges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,040
“mangée” frequency rank
#10,901
“manges” frequency rank
46941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mangée manges
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de manger. Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de manger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mangée and manges apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
mangée
6 ch
manges

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. mangée (\mɑ̃.ʒe\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46941, 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\. 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 46941, this pair ranks #190,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mangée vs manges

Shared letters: aegmn. Private to "mangée": é. Private to "manges": s.

"mangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "manges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mangesamnges · magnes · manegs · mangess · mangges · mangse · mannges · mmanges

Frequency comparison

mangée#36,040
manges#10,901

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mangée" and "manges" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\mɑ̃.ʒe\ versus \mɑ̃ʒ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mangée" or "manges"?
"manges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,901 in our French list, against #36,040 for "mangée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mangée vs manges

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mangée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list