manque
/mɑnˈkeː/adjective
manque is spelled M-A-N-Q-U-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, manque means “unable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in manque?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-Q-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is manque?
Manque appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce manque?
- /mɒŋˈkeɪ/
- US /mɑnˈkeː/
- US /mɑŋˈkeɪ/
Manque has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-manque.wav, En-us-manque.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of manque
- manqué
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manque mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
unable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be
an artist manque
adjective
- 1
Unfulfilled due to the vagary of circumstance, some inherent flaw or a constitutional lack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does manque come from?
From French manqué.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).