Which to use
“mangée” is a verb and “monge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,040
- “mangée” frequency rank
- #45,740
- “monge” frequency rank
- 81780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangée | monge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de manger. | Requin perlon. |
Where the eye mixes mangée and monge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mangée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against monge's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mangée vs monge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mangée is \mɑ̃.ʒe\ while monge is \mɔ̃ʒ\. 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 81780, 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\. monge is at rank #45,740, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃ʒ\.
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 81780, this pair ranks #18,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mangée vs monge
Shared letters: egmn. Private to "mangée": aé. Private to "monge": o.
"mangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "monge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- monge ← mmonge · mnoge · mogne · moneg · mongge · monnge · omnge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mangée" and "monge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mangée" or "monge"?
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 "monge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mangée" and "monge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monge vs Monza". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #18,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.