Which to use
“manquera” and “marquera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,630
- “manquera” frequency rank
- #21,076
- “marquera” frequency rank
- 34706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manquera | marquera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de manquer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de marquer. |
Where the eye mixes manquera and marquera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between manquera and marquera
A purely visual mix-up. manquera (\mɑ̃.kə.ʁa\) and marquera (\maʁ.kə.ʁa\) 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 “manquera” becomes r in “marquera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manquera is recorded at frequency rank #13,630, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.kə.ʁa\. marquera is at rank #21,076, tagged as averb, pronounced \maʁ.kə.ʁa\.
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 34706, this pair ranks #281,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manquera vs marquera
Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "manquera": n. Private to "marquera": -.
"manquera" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "marquera" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manquera" for "marquera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manquera" vs "marquera" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manquera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marquera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manquera" and "marquera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mariera vs marquera". 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 #281,970 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.