Which to use
“manquer” and “marquez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,206
- “manquer” frequency rank
- #19,592
- “marquez” frequency rank
- 22798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquer | marquez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faillir ; tomber en faute. | Indicatif présent, deuxième personne, du verbe marquer. |
Where the eye mixes manquer and marquez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses manquer with marquez
A purely visual mix-up. manquer (\mɑ̃.ke\) and marquez (\maʁ.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 22798, 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\. marquez is at rank #19,592, tagged as averb, 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 22798, this pair ranks #356,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manquer vs marquez
Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "manquer": n. Private to "marquez": z.
"manquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "marquez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manquer" and "marquez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "manquer" vs "marquez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marquez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquer" and "marquez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariez vs marquez". 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 #356,112 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.