Which to use
“manettes” and “maquettes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,783
- “manettes” frequency rank
- #21,387
- “maquettes” frequency rank
- 42170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manettes | maquettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de manette. | Pluriel de maquette. |
Where the eye mixes manettes and maquettes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. manettes runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against maquettes's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: manettes vs maquettes
A purely visual mix-up. manettes (\ma.nɛt\) and maquettes (\ma.kɛt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manettes is recorded at frequency rank #20,783, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.nɛt\. maquettes is at rank #21,387, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.kɛt\.
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 42170, this pair ranks #227,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manettes vs maquettes
Shared letters: aemst. Private to "manettes": n. Private to "maquettes": qu.
"manettes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "maquettes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manettes" and "maquettes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "manettes" or "maquettes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "manettes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maquettes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manettes" and "maquettes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maquettes vs muettes". 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 #227,681 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.