Which to use
“mélange” is a noun and “mélangez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,486
- “mélange” frequency rank
- #31,619
- “mélangez” frequency rank
- 34105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mélange | mélangez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de mélanger ou résultat de cette action. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mélanger. |
Where the eye mixes mélange and mélangez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mélange runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) 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 mélange with mélangez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mélange is \me.lɑ̃ʒ\ while mélangez is \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mélange” sits inside “mélangez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34105, 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\. 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 34105, this pair ranks #286,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mélange vs mélangez
Shared letters: aeglmné. Private to "mélange": -. Private to "mélangez": z.
"mélange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mélangez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mélange" for "mélangez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mélange" or "mélangez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mélange" and "mélangez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mélange" 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 #286,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélange" and "mélangez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélangées vs mélangez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #286,130 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.