Which to use
“mangée” is a verb and “mélangée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,040
- “mangée” frequency rank
- #28,662
- “mélangée” frequency rank
- 64702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangée | mélangée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de manger. | Féminin singulier de mélangé. |
Where the eye mixes mangée and mélangée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mangée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against mélangée's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mangée vs mélangée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mangée is \mɑ̃.ʒe\ while mélangée is \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64702, 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\. mélangée is at rank #28,662, tagged as anadj, pronounced \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 64702, this pair ranks #75,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mangée vs mélangée
Shared letters: aegmné. Private to "mangée": -. Private to "mélangée": l.
"mangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "mélangée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mangée" and "mélangée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mangée" or "mélangée" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mangée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mélangée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mangée" and "mélangée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mane vs mangée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.