Which to use
“mélangée” is an adjective and “mélanger” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,662
- “mélangée” frequency rank
- #9,202
- “mélanger” frequency rank
- 37864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mélangée | mélanger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de mélangé. | Unir une chose avec une autre, ou plusieurs choses ensemble, de façon qu’elles forment comme un tout. |
Same sound, different letters: mélangée vs mélanger
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. mélangée (CVCVCCVV) and mélanger (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: mélangée vs mélanger
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mélangée and mélanger carry the same recorded pronunciation, \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mélangée is recorded at frequency rank #28,662, classified as anadj, pronounced \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\. mélanger is at rank #9,202, 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 37864, this pair ranks #259,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mélangée vs mélanger
Shared letters: aeglmné. Private to "mélangée": -. Private to "mélanger": r.
"mélangée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "mélanger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mélangée" and "mélanger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mélangée" vs "mélanger" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "mélangée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mélanger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélangée" and "mélanger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mangée vs mélangée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #259,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.