Which to use
“manques” and “maquis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,882
- “manques” frequency rank
- #20,192
- “maquis” frequency rank
- 29074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manques | maquis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de manque. | Formation végétale arbustive très dense de région méditerranéenne. |
Where the eye mixes manques and maquis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. manques runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against maquis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between manques and maquis
A purely visual mix-up. manques (\mɑ̃k\) and maquis (\ma.ki\) 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 29074, 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\. maquis is at rank #20,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.ki\.
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 29074, this pair ranks #318,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manques vs maquis
Shared letters: amqsu. Private to "manques": en. Private to "maquis": i.
"manques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "maquis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manques" and "maquis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "manques" vs "maquis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "manques" and "maquis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maquis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manques" and "maquis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maquis vs moqués". 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 #318,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.