Which to use
“rangée” is a noun and “rangez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,459
- “rangée” frequency rank
- #30,326
- “rangez” frequency rank
- 42785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rangée | rangez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suite d'objets ou de personnes sur un même rang, sur une même file. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ranger. |
Same sound, different letters: rangée vs rangez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - rangée / rangez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rangée and rangez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rangée is recorded at frequency rank #12,459, classified as anoun, 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 42785, this pair ranks #222,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rangée vs rangez
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "rangée": é. Private to "rangez": z.
"rangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "rangez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rangez ← arngez · ragnez · ranegz · rangezz · ranggez · rangze · ranngez · rnagez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rangée" and "rangez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rangée" vs "rangez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "rangée" / "rangez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rangée" 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 #222,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rangée" 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 #222,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.