mangeurvsmangezWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“mangeur” is a noun and “mangez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,131
“mangeur” frequency rank
#13,424
“mangez” frequency rank
44555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mangeur mangez
Definition Celui qui mange. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de manger.

Where the eye mixes mangeur and mangez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mangeur runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against mangez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
mangeur
6 ch
mangez

Look-alike desk: mangeur vs mangez

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mangeur is \mɑ̃.ʒœʁ\ while mangez is \mɑ̃.ʒe\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mangeur is recorded at frequency rank #31,131, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃.ʒœʁ\. mangez is at rank #13,424, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.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 44555, this pair ranks #209,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mangeur vs mangez

Shared letters: aegmn. Private to "mangeur": ru. Private to "mangez": z.

"mangeur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "mangez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mangeur ← amngeur · magneur · manegur · mangeru · mangeurr · manggeur · manguer · manngeur
  • mangez ← amngez · magnez · manegz · mangezz · manggez · mangze · manngez · mmangez

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mangeur" and "mangez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mangeur" is a noun and "mangez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mangeur" or "mangez"?
"mangez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,424 in our French list, against #31,131 for "mangeur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "mangeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mangez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #209,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mangeur" and "mangez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mangeur vs mayeur". 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 #209,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list