Which to use
“mangues” and “manques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,283
- “mangues” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “manques” frequency rank
- 55165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangues | manques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mangue. | Pluriel de manque. |
Where the eye mixes mangues and manques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mangues and manques follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mangues with manques
A purely visual mix-up. mangues (\mɑ̃ɡ\) and manques (\mɑ̃k\) 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 a single letter - g in “mangues” becomes q in “manques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mangues is recorded at frequency rank #46,283, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃ɡ\. 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 55165, this pair ranks #129,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mangues vs manques
Shared letters: aemnsu. Private to "mangues": g. Private to "manques": q.
"mangues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "manques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mangues" and "manques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mangues" vs "manques" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mangues" 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 #129,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mangues" and "manques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mangues vs manies". 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 #129,245 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.