Which to use
“mélanger” is a verb and “mélanges” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,202
- “mélanger” frequency rank
- #11,811
- “mélanges” frequency rank
- 21013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mélanger | mélanges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unir une chose avec une autre, ou plusieurs choses ensemble, de façon qu’elles forment comme un tout. | Pluriel de mélange. |
Where the eye mixes mélanger and mélanges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mélanger and mélanges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mélanger vs mélanges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mélanger is \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\ while mélanges is \me.lɑ̃ʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “mélanger” becomes s in “mélanges”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mélanger is recorded at frequency rank #9,202, classified as averb, pronounced \me.lɑ̃.ʒe\. mélanges is at rank #11,811, tagged as anoun, 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 21013, this pair ranks #365,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mélanger vs mélanges
Shared letters: aeglmné. Private to "mélanger": r. Private to "mélanges": s.
"mélanger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "mélanges" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mélanger" and "mélanges" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mélanger" or "mélanges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mélanger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mélanges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélanger" and "mélanges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélanges vs méninges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #365,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.