Which to use
“mangée” is a verb and “montée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,040
- “mangée” frequency rank
- #3,089
- “montée” frequency rank
- 39129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangée | montée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de manger. | Action de monter. |
Where the eye mixes mangée and montée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mangée and montée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mangée with montée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mangée is \mɑ̃.ʒe\ while montée is \mɔ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39129, 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\. montée is at rank #3,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃.te\.
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 39129, this pair ranks #250,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mangée vs montée
Shared letters: emné. Private to "mangée": ag. Private to "montée": ot.
"mangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "montée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mangée" for "montée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mangée" vs "montée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mangée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mangée" and "montée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mane vs mangée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #250,293 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.