Which to use
“mélangées” is an adjective and “mélanger” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,495
- “mélangées” frequency rank
- #9,202
- “mélanger” frequency rank
- 41697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mélangées | mélanger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de mélangé. | Unir une chose avec une autre, ou plusieurs choses ensemble, de façon qu’elles forment comme un tout. |
Same sound, different letters: mélangées vs mélanger
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. mélangées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against mélanger's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - mélangées and mélanger
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mélangées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41697, 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\. 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 41697, this pair ranks #231,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mélangées vs mélanger
Shared letters: aeglmné. Private to "mélangées": s. Private to "mélanger": r.
"mélangées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "mélanger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mélangées" and "mélanger" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mélangées" or "mélanger" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "mélangées" 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 #231,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélangées" and "mélanger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélangées vs mélangez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #231,174 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.