acte manqué
\ak.tə mɑ̃.ke\
The verdict
“acte manqué” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action involontaire, qui peut être interprétée comme l'expression d'une volonté inconsciente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acte manqué |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ak.tə mɑ̃.ke\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acte manqué” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
acte manqué is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ak.tə mɑ̃.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action involontaire, qui peut être interprétée comme l'expression d'une volonté inconsciente.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for acte manqué in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is acte manqué, spelled A-C-T-E- -M-A-N-Q-U-É.
Definition
- 1Action involontaire, qui peut être interprétée comme l'expression d'une volonté inconsciente.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “acte manqué”
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- The one correct French spelling is A-C-T-E- -M-A-N-Q-U-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ak.tə mɑ̃.ke\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.