Which to use
“magiques” is an adjective and “manques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,352
- “magiques” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “manques” frequency rank
- 19234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magiques | manques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de magique. | Pluriel de manque. |
Where the eye mixes magiques and manques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. magiques runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against manques's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses magiques with manques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: magiques is \ma.ʒik\ while manques is \mɑ̃k\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magiques is recorded at frequency rank #10,352, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʒik\. manques is at rank #8,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃k\.
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 19234, this pair ranks #374,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magiques vs manques
Shared letters: aemqsu. Private to "magiques": gi. Private to "manques": n.
"magiques" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "manques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magiques" for "manques" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "magiques" or "manques" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magiques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magiques" and "manques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magiques vs maniaques". 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 #374,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.