Which to use
“manquent” and “manquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,778
- “manquent” frequency rank
- #3,206
- “manquer” frequency rank
- 7984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquent | manquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de manquer. | Faillir ; tomber en faute. |
Where the eye mixes manquent and manquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: manquent vs manquer
A purely visual mix-up. manquent (\mɑ̃k\) and manquer (\mɑ̃.ke\) 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 7984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manquent is recorded at frequency rank #4,778, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃k\. manquer is at rank #3,206, 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 7984, this pair ranks #421,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manquent vs manquer
Shared letters: aemnqu. Private to "manquent": t. Private to "manquer": r.
"manquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "manquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manquent" for "manquer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manquent" vs "manquer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquent" and "manquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manquent 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 #421,504 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.