mangéevsmanneWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#36,040
“mangée” frequency rank
#22,931
“manne” frequency rank
58971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mangée manne
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de manger. Espèce de suc concret, qui coule naturellement, ou par incision, de certains végétaux, que l’on utilise comme édulcorant ou comme laxatif.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
mangée
5 ch
manne

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mangée is \mɑ̃.ʒe\ while manne is \mɑn\. 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 58971, 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\. manne is at rank #22,931, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑn\.

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 58971, this pair ranks #105,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mangée vs manne

Shared letters: aemn. Private to "mangée": . Private to "manne": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • manneamnne · manen · mmanne · mnane

Frequency comparison

mangée#36,040
manne#22,931

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mangée" and "manne" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mangée" is a verb and "manne" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mangée" or "manne"?
"manne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,931 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 manne

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 “manne”.
  • 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