Which to use
“manquantes” and “marquantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,697
- “manquantes” frequency rank
- #28,644
- “marquantes” frequency rank
- 59341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquantes | marquantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de manquant. | Féminin pluriel de marquant. |
Where the eye mixes manquantes and marquantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. manquantes and marquantes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses manquantes with marquantes
A purely visual mix-up. manquantes (\mɑ̃.kɑ̃t\) and marquantes (\maʁ.kɑ̃t\) 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 “manquantes” becomes r in “marquantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59341, 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\. marquantes is at rank #28,644, tagged as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.kɑ̃t\.
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 59341, this pair ranks #103,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manquantes vs marquantes
Shared letters: aemnqstu. Private to "manquantes": -. Private to "marquantes": r.
"manquantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "marquantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manquantes ← amnquantes · mannquantes · manqauntes · manqquantes · manquanets · manquanntes · manquantess · manquantse
- marquantes ← amrquantes · maqruantes · marqauntes · marqquantes · marquanets · marquanntes · marquantess · marquantse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manquantes" and "marquantes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "manquantes" or "marquantes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "manquantes" and "marquantes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manquantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marquantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquantes" and "marquantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marquantes vs marrantes". 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 #103,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.