rangévsrangéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rangé is a adjective, rangée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rangé” is an adjective and “rangée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,344
“rangé” frequency rank
#12,459
“rangée” frequency rank
26803
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rangé rangée
Definition Mis en rang. Suite d'objets ou de personnes sur un même rang, sur une même file.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rangé and rangée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
rangé
6 ch
rangée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rangé and rangée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rangé” sits inside “rangée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rangé is recorded at frequency rank #14,344, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. rangée is at rank #12,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.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 26803, this pair ranks #332,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of rangé vs rangée

Shared letters: agnré. Private to "rangé": -. Private to "rangée": e.

"rangé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "rangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Frequency comparison

rangé#14,344
rangée#12,459

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rangé" and "rangée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rangé" is an adjective and "rangée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rangé" or "rangée"?
"rangée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,459 in our French list, against #14,344 for "rangé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rangé vs rangée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “rangé”; for a noun, it's “rangée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rangé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list