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.
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": eé. Private to "mango": o.
"mangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "mango" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mango ← amngo · magno · manggo · manngo · manog · mmango · mnago
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mangée" and "mango" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mangée" or "mango"?
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
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