mangéevsmontéeWhat's the difference?

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

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 spellings diverge

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

6 ch
mangée
6 ch
montée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

mangée#36,040
montée#3,089

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mangée" and "montée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mangée" is a verb and "montée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mangée" or "montée"?
"montée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,089 in our French list, against #36,040 for "mangée". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering mangée vs montée

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 “montée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mangée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list