marquéesvsmosquéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: marquées is a adjective, mosquées is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“marquées” is an adjective and “mosquées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,418
“marquées” frequency rank
#11,808
“mosquées” frequency rank
24226
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature marquées mosquées
Definition Féminin pluriel de marqué. Pluriel de mosquée.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set marquées and mosquées apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
marquées
8 ch
mosquées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marquées is \maʁ.ke\ while mosquées is \mɔs.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

marquées is recorded at frequency rank #12,418, classified as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.ke\. mosquées is at rank #11,808, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔs.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 24226, this pair ranks #347,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of marquées vs mosquées

Shared letters: emqsué. Private to "marquées": ar. Private to "mosquées": o.

"marquées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC  ·  "mosquées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC

Frequency comparison

marquées#12,418
mosquées#11,808

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "marquées" and "mosquées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "marquées" is an adjective and "mosquées" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "marquées" or "mosquées"?
"mosquées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,808 in our French list, against #12,418 for "marquées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering marquées vs mosquées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “marquées”; for a noun, it's “mosquées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “marquées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list