Which to use
“manquantes” and “manquants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,697
- “manquantes” frequency rank
- #28,245
- “manquants” frequency rank
- 58942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquantes | manquants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de manquant. | Masculin pluriel de manquant. |
Where the eye mixes manquantes and manquants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. manquantes runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against manquants's 9 (CVCCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses manquantes with manquants
A purely visual mix-up. manquantes (\mɑ̃.kɑ̃t\) and manquants (\mɑ̃.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manquantes is recorded at frequency rank #30,697, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɑ̃.kɑ̃t\. manquants is at rank #28,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɑ̃.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 58942, this pair ranks #106,011 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manquantes vs manquants
Shared letters: amnqstu. Private to "manquantes": e. Private to "manquants": -.
"manquantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "manquants" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manquantes ← amnquantes · mannquantes · manqauntes · manqquantes · manquanets · manquanntes · manquantess · manquantse
- manquants ← amnquants · mannquants · manqaunts · manqquants · manquannts · manquanst · manquantss · manquantts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manquantes" and "manquants" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "manquantes" or "manquants" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "manquantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manquants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,011 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquantes" and "manquants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manquants 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 #106,011 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.