Which to use
“marquée” is an adjective and “moquée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,507
- “marquée” frequency rank
- #49,802
- “moquée” frequency rank
- 54309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquée | moquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de marqué. | Participe passé féminin singulier de moquer. |
Where the eye mixes marquée and moquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. marquée runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against moquée's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between marquée and moquée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marquée is \maʁ.ke\ while moquée is \mɔ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marquée is recorded at frequency rank #4,507, classified as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.ke\. moquée is at rank #49,802, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ.ke\.
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 54309, this pair ranks #134,892 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marquée vs moquée
Shared letters: emqué. Private to "marquée": ar. Private to "moquée": o.
"marquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "moquée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marquée" and "moquée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "marquée" vs "moquée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marquée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,892 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquée" and "moquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moqués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #134,892 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.