manquer

\mɑ̃.ke\

/\mɑ̃.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“manquer” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,206 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,206
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faillir ; tomber en faute.

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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for manquer is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɑ̃.ke\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,206 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.

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.

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?
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Using “manquer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-N-Q-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɑ̃.ke\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “marqué” - see the side-by-side comparison. manquer vs marqué
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list