Which to use
“manquée” and “masqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,932
- “manquée” frequency rank
- #25,040
- “masqués” frequency rank
- 47972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquée | masqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de manqué. | Masculin pluriel de masqué. |
Where the eye mixes manquée and masqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. manquée (CVCCVVV) and masqués (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: manquée vs masqués
A purely visual mix-up. manquée (\mɑ̃.ke\) and masqués (\mas.ke\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47972, 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\. masqués is at rank #25,040, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mas.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 47972, this pair ranks #182,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manquée vs masqués
Shared letters: amqué. Private to "manquée": en. Private to "masqués": s.
"manquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "masqués" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manquée" and "masqués" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "manquée" or "masqués"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manquée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "masqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquée" and "masqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masquent vs masqués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #182,689 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.