# maquiller vs mouiller

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### maquiller
*verb · IPA \ma.ki.je\ · frequency rank #23,276*
Farder ; recouvrir de fard.

### mouiller
*verb · IPA \mu.je\ · frequency rank #16,187*
Rendre humide, imbiber un objet de liquide.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/maquiller-vs-mouiller