Which to use
“mélangée” is an adjective and “mélangez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,662
- “mélangée” frequency rank
- #31,619
- “mélangez” frequency rank
- 60281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mélangée | mélangez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de mélangé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mélanger. |
Same sound, different letters: mélangée vs mélangez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. mélangée (CVCVCCVV) and mélangez (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - mélangée and mélangez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mélangée and mélangez 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 60281, 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\. 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 60281, this pair ranks #98,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mélangée vs mélangez
Shared letters: aeglmné. Private to "mélangée": -. Private to "mélangez": z.
"mélangée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "mélangez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mélangée" for "mélangez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mélangée" vs "mélangez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "mélangée" / "mélangez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "mélangée" 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 #98,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélangée" and "mélangez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mangée vs mélangée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #98,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.