Which to use
“mélange” is a noun and “mélangées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,486
- “mélange” frequency rank
- #32,495
- “mélangées” frequency rank
- 34981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mélange | mélangées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de mélanger ou résultat de cette action. | Féminin pluriel de mélangé. |
Where the eye mixes mélange and mélangées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mélange runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against mélangées's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mélange and mélangées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mélange is \me.lɑ̃ʒ\ while mélangées is \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mélange is recorded at frequency rank #2,486, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.lɑ̃ʒ\. mélangées is at rank #32,495, tagged as anadj, 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 34981, this pair ranks #280,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mélange vs mélangées
Shared letters: aeglmné. Private to "mélange": -. Private to "mélangées": s.
"mélange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mélangées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mélange" and "mélangées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mélange" vs "mélangées" - 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 "mélange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mélangées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélange" and "mélangées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélangées vs mélangez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #280,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.