Which to use
“manquée” is an adjective and “manques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,932
- “manquée” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “manques” frequency rank
- 31814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquée | manques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de manqué. | Pluriel de manque. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set manquée and manques apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: manquée is \mɑ̃.ke\ while manques is \mɑ̃k\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manquée is recorded at frequency rank #22,932, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɑ̃.ke\. manques is at rank #8,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃k\.
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 31814, this pair ranks #301,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manquée vs manques
Shared letters: aemnqu. Private to "manquée": é. Private to "manques": s.
"manquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "manques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manques ← amnques · mannques · manqeus · manqques · manquess · manquse · manuqes · maqnues
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manquée" and "manques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "manquée" or "manques"?
Remembering manquée vs manques
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “manquée”; for a noun, it's “manques”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “manquée” entry
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