Which to use
“manqua” and “manquais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,544
- “manqua” frequency rank
- #36,949
- “manquais” frequency rank
- 80493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manqua | manquais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de manquer. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de manquer. |
Where the eye mixes manqua and manquais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. manqua runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against manquais's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: manqua vs manquais
A purely visual mix-up. manqua (\mɑ̃.ka\) and manquais (\mɑ̃.kɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “manqua” sits inside “manquais”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manqua is recorded at frequency rank #43,544, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.ka\. manquais is at rank #36,949, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.kɛ\.
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 80493, this pair ranks #20,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manqua vs manquais
Shared letters: amnqu. Private to "manqua": -. Private to "manquais": is.
"manqua" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "manquais" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manqua" and "manquais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "manqua" or "manquais"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manqua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manquais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manqua" and "manquais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manqua vs mantra". 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 #20,773 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.