Which to use
“manquer” is a verb and “marqué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,206
- “manquer” frequency rank
- #2,046
- “marqué” frequency rank
- 5252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquer | marqué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faillir ; tomber en faute. | Qui frappe la vue, l’attention, qui se fait remarquer, apparent, visible. |
Where the eye mixes manquer and marqué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: manquer vs marqué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: manquer is \mɑ̃.ke\ while marqué is \maʁ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manquer is recorded at frequency rank #3,206, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.ke\. marqué is at rank #2,046, tagged as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.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 5252, this pair ranks #429,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manquer vs marqué
Shared letters: amqru. Private to "manquer": en. Private to "marqué": é.
"manquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "marqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- manquer ← amnquer · mannquer · manqeur · manqquer · manquerr · manqure · manuqer · maqnuer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manquer" and "marqué" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "manquer" vs "marqué" - which ranks higher?
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 "manquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marqué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquer" and "marqué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marqué vs mordue". 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 #429,521 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.