Which to use
“mensonger” and “mensongères” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,169
- “mensonger” frequency rank
- #36,957
- “mensongères” frequency rank
- 82126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mensonger | mensongères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui repose sur un mensonge. | Féminin pluriel de mensonger. |
Where the eye mixes mensonger and mensongères
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mensonger runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against mensongères's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mensonger vs mensongères
A purely visual mix-up. mensonger (\mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒe\) and mensongères (\mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mensonger is recorded at frequency rank #45,169, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒe\. mensongères is at rank #36,957, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɑ̃.sɔ̃.ʒɛʁ\.
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 82126, this pair ranks #17,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mensonger vs mensongères
Shared letters: egmnors. Private to "mensonger": -. Private to "mensongères": è.
"mensonger" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "mensongères" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mensonger ← emnsonger · mennsonger · menosnger · mensnoger · mensogner · mensonegr · mensongerr · mensongger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mensonger" for "mensongères" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mensonger" vs "mensongères" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mensonger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mensongères" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mensonger" and "mensongères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mensonger vs mensongers". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #17,365 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.