moche
French, adjective/mɔʃ/
moche is spelled M-O-C-H-E (5 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written French, the 5,118th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moche is a French adjective meaning “ugly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Laid”.
What does moche mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialugly
Putain, qu'est-ce qu'elle est moche!
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Laid. 2. Minable, moralement inacceptable, méprisable, indigne, laid, mesquin, vil. 3. Contrariant, ennuyeux.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la culture précolombienne des Moches.
noun: 1. Paquet de soies filées, puis réunies sous la forme d'un écheveau lâche. 2. Paquet de vers de terre fixé au bout de la ligne, sans hameçon, avec lequel on pêche.
noun: 1. Variante de maôche.
noun: 1. Motte (de beurre).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of moche
- moches plural
- cheum alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moche?
- /mɔʃ/
- \mɔʃ\
- \motʃe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moche in French?
moche appears 14 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).