Which to use
“manques” and “mantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,882
- “manques” frequency rank
- #21,689
- “mantes” frequency rank
- 30571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manques | mantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de manque. | Pluriel de mante. |
Where the eye mixes manques and mantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. manques runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against mantes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: manques vs mantes
A purely visual mix-up. manques (\mɑ̃k\) and mantes (\mɑ̃t\) 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 30571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manques is recorded at frequency rank #8,882, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃k\. mantes is at rank #21,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃t\.
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 30571, this pair ranks #309,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manques vs mantes
Shared letters: aemns. Private to "manques": qu. Private to "mantes": t.
"manques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "mantes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manques" for "mantes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manques" or "mantes"?
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 "manques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manques" and "mantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantes vs mottes". 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 #309,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.