Which to use
“mélangées” is an adjective and “mélangent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,495
- “mélangées” frequency rank
- #25,410
- “mélangent” frequency rank
- 57905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mélangées | mélangent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de mélangé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mélanger. |
Where the eye mixes mélangées and mélangent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mélangées (CVCVCCVVC) and mélangent (CVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mélangées and mélangent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mélangées is \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\ while mélangent is \me.lɑ̃ʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mélangées is recorded at frequency rank #32,495, classified as anadj, pronounced \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\. mélangent is at rank #25,410, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.lɑ̃ʒ\.
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 57905, this pair ranks #112,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mélangées vs mélangent
Shared letters: aeglmné. Private to "mélangées": s. Private to "mélangent": t.
"mélangées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "mélangent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mélangées" and "mélangent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mélangées" or "mélangent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mélangées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mélangent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélangées" and "mélangent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélangées vs mélangez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #112,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.