Which to use
“manquent” and “marquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,778
- “manquent” frequency rank
- #12,417
- “marquent” frequency rank
- 17195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquent | marquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de manquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marquer. |
Where the eye mixes manquent and marquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between manquent and marquent
A purely visual mix-up. manquent (\mɑ̃k\) and marquent (\maʁk\) 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 a single letter - n in “manquent” becomes r in “marquent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17195, 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\. marquent is at rank #12,417, tagged as averb, pronounced \maʁk\.
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 17195, this pair ranks #384,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manquent vs marquent
Shared letters: aemnqtu. Private to "manquent": -. Private to "marquent": r.
"manquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "marquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manquent" for "marquent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manquent" or "marquent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "manquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marquent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquent" and "marquent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marquent 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 #384,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.