Which to use
“manquer” and “moquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,206
- “manquer” frequency rank
- #9,351
- “moquer” frequency rank
- 12557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquer | moquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faillir ; tomber en faute. | Se railler de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, en rire, en faire un sujet de plaisanterie ou de dérision. |
Where the eye mixes manquer and moquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: manquer vs moquer
A purely visual mix-up. manquer (\mɑ̃.ke\) and moquer (\mɔ.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 12557, 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\. moquer is at rank #9,351, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ.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 12557, this pair ranks #404,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manquer vs moquer
Shared letters: emqru. Private to "manquer": an. Private to "moquer": o.
"manquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "moquer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manquer" and "moquer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "manquer" vs "moquer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "moquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquer" and "moquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moquer". 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 #404,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.