Which to use
“marquent” and “moquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,417
- “marquent” frequency rank
- #18,258
- “moquent” frequency rank
- 30675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquent | moquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de moquer. |
Where the eye mixes marquent and moquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marquent and moquent
A purely visual mix-up. marquent (\maʁk\) and moquent (\mɔk\) 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 30675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marquent is recorded at frequency rank #12,417, classified as averb, pronounced \maʁk\. moquent is at rank #18,258, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔk\.
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 30675, this pair ranks #308,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marquent vs moquent
Shared letters: emnqtu. Private to "marquent": ar. Private to "moquent": o.
"marquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "moquent" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marquent" and "moquent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marquent" or "moquent"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "marquent" and "moquent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moquent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquent" and "moquent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moquent". 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 #308,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.