mangéevsmangoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mangée is a verb, mango is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mangée” is a verb and “mango” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,040
“mangée” frequency rank
#36,482
“mango” frequency rank
72522
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mangée mango
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de manger. Genre d’oiseaux-mouches à la fois nectarivores et insectivores, comprenant sept espèces de la sous-famille des trochilinés (e.g. « colibris ») au plumage iridescent aux couleurs métalliques riches mais sombres, comportant généralement une longue plage pectorale noire courant des côtés de la gorge jusqu’au ventre, au bec long et nettement incurvé vers le bas, et dont les rectrices possèdent des couleurs vives caractéristiques, que l’on rencontre dans divers habitats ouverts, des mangroves aux savanes de toute l’écozone néotropicale (genre Anthracothorax).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mangée and mango apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
mangée
5 ch
mango

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mangée is \mɑ̃.ʒe\ while mango is \mɑ̃.go\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72522, 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\. mango is at rank #36,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃.go\.

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 72522, this pair ranks #43,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mangée vs mango

Shared letters: agmn. Private to "mangée": . Private to "mango": o.

"mangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "mango" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mangoamngo · magno · manggo · manngo · manog · mmango · mnago

Frequency comparison

mangée#36,040
mango#36,482

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mangée" and "mango" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mangée" is a verb and "mango" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mangée" or "mango"?
"mangée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,040 in our French list, against #36,482 for "mango". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mangée vs mango

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “mangée”; for a noun, it's “mango”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mangée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list