Which to use
“manque” is a noun and “manquez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #584
- “manque” frequency rank
- #14,312
- “manquez” frequency rank
- 14896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manque | manquez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Absence, défaut, fait de manquer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de manquer. |
Where the eye mixes manque and manquez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between manque and manquez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: manque is \mɑ̃k\ while manquez is \mɑ̃.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “manque” sits inside “manquez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manque is recorded at frequency rank #584, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃k\. manquez is at rank #14,312, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.ke\.
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 14896, this pair ranks #394,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manque vs manquez
Shared letters: aemnqu. Private to "manque": -. Private to "manquez": z.
"manque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "manquez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "manque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manquez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manque" and "manquez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mangues vs manquez". 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 #394,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.