Which to use
“manquante” and “marquants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,594
- “manquante” frequency rank
- #19,068
- “marquants” frequency rank
- 50662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquante | marquants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de manquant. | Masculin pluriel de marquant. |
Where the eye mixes manquante and marquants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. manquante (CVCCVVCCV) and marquants (CVCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses manquante with marquants
A purely visual mix-up. manquante (\mɑ̃.kɑ̃t\) and marquants (\maʁ.kɑ̃\) 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 50662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manquante is recorded at frequency rank #31,594, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɑ̃.kɑ̃t\. marquants is at rank #19,068, tagged as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.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 50662, this pair ranks #160,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manquante vs marquants
Shared letters: amnqtu. Private to "manquante": e. Private to "marquants": rs.
"manquante" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "marquants" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manquante" for "marquants" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manquante" vs "marquants" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manquante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marquants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquante" and "marquants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manquante vs masquant". 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 #160,904 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.