Which to use
“mangez” and “mélangez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,424
- “mangez” frequency rank
- #31,619
- “mélangez” frequency rank
- 45043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangez | mélangez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de manger. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mélanger. |
Where the eye mixes mangez and mélangez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mangez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mélangez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mangez with mélangez
A purely visual mix-up. mangez (\mɑ̃.ʒe\) and mélangez (\me.lɑ̃.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mangez is recorded at frequency rank #13,424, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.ʒe\. mélangez is at rank #31,619, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.lɑ̃.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 45043, this pair ranks #205,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mangez vs mélangez
Shared letters: aegmnz. Private to "mangez": -. Private to "mélangez": lé.
"mangez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mélangez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mangez ← amngez · magnez · manegz · mangezz · manggez · mangze · manngez · mmangez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mangez" for "mélangez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mangez" or "mélangez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mangez" and "mélangez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mangez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mélangez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mangez" and "mélangez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélangées vs mélangez". 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 #205,831 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.