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. |
Same sound, different letters: mélangées vs mélangez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. mélangées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against mélangez'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 mélangez
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mélangées" and "mélangez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "mélangées" / "mélangez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "mélangées" 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 #78,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélangées" and "mélangez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélangée vs mélangées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #78,622 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.