Which to use
“mangée” is a verb and “mangue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,040
- “mangée” frequency rank
- #27,121
- “mangue” frequency rank
- 63161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangée | mangue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de manger. | Fruit comestible tropical du manguier, de la famille des anacardiacées. C’est une drupe charnue à la chair jaune et sucrée, à la peau verte, jaune ou rouge et contenant un noyau plat et large sur lequel la chair adhère bien. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mangée and mangue apart are highlighted. They share 5 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 mangue is \mɑ̃ɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - é in “mangée” becomes u in “mangue”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63161, 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\. mangue is at rank #27,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃ɡ\.
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 63161, this pair ranks #83,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mangée vs mangue
Shared letters: aegmn. Private to "mangée": é. Private to "mangue": u.
"mangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "mangue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mangue ← amngue · magnue · mangeu · manggue · manngue · manuge · mmangue · mnague
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mangée" and "mangue" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering mangée vs mangue
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 “mangue”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mangée” entry
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