Which to use
“manges” is a verb and “mares” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,901
- “manges” frequency rank
- #30,698
- “mares” frequency rank
- 41599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manges | mares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de manger. | Pluriel de mare. |
Where the eye mixes manges and mares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: manges vs mares
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: manges is \mɑ̃ʒ\ while mares is \maʁ\. 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 41599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manges is recorded at frequency rank #10,901, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃ʒ\. mares is at rank #30,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁ\.
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 41599, this pair ranks #231,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manges vs mares
Shared letters: aems. Private to "manges": gn. Private to "mares": r.
"manges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manges" for "mares" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manges" or "mares"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manges" and "mares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macros vs mares". 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 #231,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.