manquer

\mɑ̃.ke\

/\mɑ̃.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“manquer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,206
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faillir ; tomber en faute.

Corpus desk

Index FR-manquer · manquer · French

manquer · rank #3,206 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,206
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH licence

Nearest frequency peer: licence (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “manquer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “manquer” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manquer vs marqué
57% similar
manquer vs manuel
71% similar
manquer vs masque
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for manquer
PropertyValue
Headwordmanquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɑ̃.ke\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,206
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “manquer” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). manquer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around manquer (IPA \mɑ̃.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,206 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for manquer, with forms such as "amnquer", "mannquer", and "manqeur". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "marqué", "manuel", "masque", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is manquer, spelled M-A-N-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faillir ; tomber en faute.
  2. 2
    Ne pas partir, en parlant du coup d'une arme à feu, lorsqu’on veut tirer.
  3. 3
    Tomber, faiblir, défaillir.
  4. 4
    Se dérober, s’affaisser, en parlant des choses.
  5. 5
    Mourir, disparaître, en parlant de quelqu’un qui est nécessaire.
  6. 6
    Faire faute, faire défaut.
  7. 7
    Ne pas se trouver là où l'on devrait être.
  8. 8
    Ne pas réussir dans ce qu’on a entrepris, ne pas rencontrer ce qu’on cherchait, laisser échapper ce qu’on poursuivait.
  9. 9
    Tirer un gibier et ne pas l’atteindre.
  10. 10
    Ne pas réussir à prendre.
  11. 11
    Laisser échapper.
  12. 12
    Faillir ; manquer de.
  13. 13
    Être dans le besoin, ne plus avoir d’argent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how manquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J'ai failli moi-même être englouti avec mon cheval par les sables mouvants du Tahaddart, entre Tanger et Azila, et j’ai manqué me noyer dans l’embouchure du Tensift.
  2. Il y eut un autre coup de tonnerre, suffisamment proche pour que le sol tremble et que Jake manque tomber à l’eau.

Synonyms

louperrater

Antonyms

toucher

This word in other languages

lack(English)carecer(Español)fehlen(Deutsch)falhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnquer
  • mannquer
  • manqeur
  • manqquer
  • manquerr
  • manqure
  • manuqer
  • maqnuer
  • mmanquer
  • mnaquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manquer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amnquer2mannquer1manqeur2manqquer1manquerr1manqure2manuqer2maqnuer2
Edit distance from "manquer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manquer"?
"manquer" is spelled M-A-N-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃.ke\.
What does "manquer" mean?
As a verb, "manquer" means: Faillir ; tomber en faute.
What words are commonly confused with "manquer"?
"manquer" is commonly confused with "marqué", "manuel", "masque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manquer" is \mɑ̃.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manquer" come from?
"manquer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "manquer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

licence#3,205Mexique#3,207oreille#3,210honnête#3,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

regrette10 variantsdegrés10 variantscroient10 variantssalaires10 variants

What to do next

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  • "manquer" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "marqué". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,206 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list