Which to use
“marquait” and “moquait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,669
- “marquait” frequency rank
- #28,656
- “moquait” frequency rank
- 53325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquait | moquait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de marquer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de moquer. |
Where the eye mixes marquait and moquait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marquait runs 8 letters (CVCCVVVC) against moquait's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marquait vs moquait
A purely visual mix-up. marquait (\maʁ.kɛ\) and moquait (\mɔ.kɛ\) 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 53325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marquait is recorded at frequency rank #24,669, classified as averb, pronounced \maʁ.kɛ\. moquait is at rank #28,656, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ.kɛ\.
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 53325, this pair ranks #141,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marquait vs moquait
Shared letters: aimqtu. Private to "marquait": r. Private to "moquait": o.
"marquait" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "moquait" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marquait" for "moquait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marquait" or "moquait"?
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 "marquait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moquait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquait" and "moquait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquaient vs moquait". 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 #141,504 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.