Which to use
“rangé” is an adjective and “rangez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,344
- “rangé” frequency rank
- #30,326
- “rangez” frequency rank
- 44670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rangé | rangez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mis en rang. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ranger. |
Same sound, different letters: rangé vs rangez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - rangé and rangez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rangé and rangez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.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 44670, 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\. rangez is at rank #30,326, tagged as averb, 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 44670, this pair ranks #208,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rangé vs rangez
Shared letters: agnr. Private to "rangé": é. Private to "rangez": ez.
"rangé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rangez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rangez ← arngez · ragnez · ranegz · rangezz · ranggez · rangze · ranngez · rnagez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rangé" for "rangez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rangé" or "rangez" 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 "rangé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rangez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rangé" and "rangez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rangent vs rangez". 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 #208,708 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.