mélangéevsmélangezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mélangée is a adjective, mélangez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mélangée and mélangez apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
mélangée
8 ch
mélangez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

mélangée#28,662
mélangez#31,619

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mélangée" and "mélangez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mélangée" is an adjective and "mélangez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mélangée" or "mélangez"?
"mélangée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,662 in our French list, against #31,619 for "mélangez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mélangée vs mélangez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “mélangée”; for a verb, it's “mélangez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mélangée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list