Which to use
“manquantes” and “marquants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,697
- “manquantes” frequency rank
- #19,068
- “marquants” frequency rank
- 49765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquantes | marquants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de manquant. | Masculin pluriel de marquant. |
Where the eye mixes manquantes and marquants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. manquantes runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against marquants's 9 (CVCCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: manquantes vs marquants
A purely visual mix-up. manquantes (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49765, 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\. 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 49765, this pair ranks #168,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manquantes vs marquants
Shared letters: amnqstu. Private to "manquantes": e. Private to "marquants": r.
"manquantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "marquants" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manquantes ← amnquantes · mannquantes · manqauntes · manqquantes · manquanets · manquanntes · manquantess · manquantse
- marquants ← amrquants · maqruants · marqaunts · marqquants · marquannts · marquanst · marquantss · marquantts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manquantes" for "marquants" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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 "marquants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquantes" and "marquants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marquants 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 #168,012 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.