Which to use
“manque” and “manu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #584
- “manque” frequency rank
- #10,190
- “manu” frequency rank
- 10774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manque | manu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Absence, défaut, fait de manquer. | Pouvoir, autorité. |
Letter map: manque vs manu
Shared letters muted; letters that set manque and manu apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on manque vs manu
manque and manu are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manque is recorded at frequency rank #584, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃k\. manu is at rank #10,190, tagged as anoun.
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 10774, this pair ranks #411,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manque vs manu
Shared letters: amnu. Private to "manque": eq. Private to "manu": -.
"manque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "manu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manque" for "manu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manque" or "manu"?
What to do next
Pair "manque" vs "manu" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "manque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manque" and "manu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maid vs manu". 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 #411,709 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.