mélangéesvsmélangezWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“mélangées” is an adjective and “mélangez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,495
“mélangées” frequency rank
#31,619
“mélangez” frequency rank
64114
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mélangées mélangez
Definition Féminin pluriel 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 mélangées and mélangez apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
mélangées
8 ch
mélangez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mélangées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64114, 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\. 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 64114, this pair ranks #78,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mélangées vs mélangez

Shared letters: aeglmné. Private to "mélangées": s. Private to "mélangez": z.

"mélangées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "mélangez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

mélangées#32,495
mélangez#31,619

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mélangées" and "mélangez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mélangées" is an adjective and "mélangez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mélangées" or "mélangez"?
"mélangez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,619 in our French list, against #32,495 for "mélangées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mélangées vs mélangez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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