Which to use
“mangeons” and “manquons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,612
- “mangeons” frequency rank
- #37,911
- “manquons” frequency rank
- 72523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangeons | manquons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de manger. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de manquer. |
Where the eye mixes mangeons and manquons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mangeons and manquons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mangeons and manquons
A purely visual mix-up. mangeons (\mɑ̃.ʒɔ̃\) and manquons (\mɑ̃.kɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mangeons is recorded at frequency rank #34,612, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.ʒɔ̃\. manquons is at rank #37,911, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.kɔ̃\.
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 72523, this pair ranks #43,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mangeons vs manquons
Shared letters: amnos. Private to "mangeons": eg. Private to "manquons": qu.
"mangeons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "manquons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mangeons" and "manquons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mangeons" or "manquons"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mangeons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manquons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mangeons" and "manquons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manquais vs manquons". 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 #43,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.