Which to use
“manœuvres” is a noun and “manoeuvre” is a typographic variant - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,194
- “manœuvres” frequency rank
- #14,975
- “manoeuvre” frequency rank
- 27169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manœuvres | manoeuvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de manœuvre (personne). | Orthographe par contrainte typographique de manœuvre. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set manœuvres and manoeuvre apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
manœuvres and manoeuvre form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manœuvres is recorded at frequency rank #12,194, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.nœvʁ\. manoeuvre is at rank #14,975, tagged as atypographic variant, pronounced \ma.nœvʁ\.
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 27169, this pair ranks #330,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manœuvres" and "manoeuvre" be used interchangeably?
Remembering manœuvres vs manoeuvre
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “manœuvres”; for a typographic variant, it's “manoeuvre”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “manœuvres” entry
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