Which to use
“mélanger” and “mélangez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,202
- “mélanger” frequency rank
- #31,619
- “mélangez” frequency rank
- 40821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mélanger | mélangez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unir une chose avec une autre, ou plusieurs choses ensemble, de façon qu’elles forment comme un tout. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mélanger. |
Same sound, different letters: mélanger vs mélangez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. mélanger and mélangez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - mélanger / mélangez
This is the hard kind. mélanger and mélangez are pronounced identically (\me.lɑ̃.ʒe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “mélanger” becomes z in “mélangez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40821, 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\. 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 40821, this pair ranks #237,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mélanger vs mélangez
Shared letters: aeglmné. Private to "mélanger": r. Private to "mélangez": z.
"mélanger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "mélangez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mélanger" and "mélangez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mélanger" or "mélangez" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "mélanger" 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 #237,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mélanger" and "mélangez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mélangées vs mélangez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,635 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.