Which to use
“manquant” and “masquant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,617
- “manquant” frequency rank
- #49,212
- “masquant” frequency rank
- 61829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquant | masquant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est en moins, qui n’est pas là où il devrait se trouver. | Qui masque, soustrait à la vue. |
Where the eye mixes manquant and masquant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between manquant and masquant
A purely visual mix-up. manquant (\mɑ̃.kɑ̃\) and masquant (\mas.kɑ̃\) 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 - n in “manquant” becomes s in “masquant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manquant is recorded at frequency rank #12,617, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɑ̃.kɑ̃\. masquant is at rank #49,212, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mas.kɑ̃\.
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 61829, this pair ranks #90,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manquant vs masquant
Shared letters: amnqtu. Private to "manquant": -. Private to "masquant": s.
"manquant" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "masquant" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manquant" for "masquant" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manquant" or "masquant"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "manquant" and "masquant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manquant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "masquant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquant" and "masquant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masquant vs masquent". 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 #90,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.