Which to use
“marqueur” is a noun and “moqueur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,631
- “marqueur” frequency rank
- #25,402
- “moqueur” frequency rank
- 39033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marqueur | moqueur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui marque. | Qui se moque ; qui raille ; qui a l’habitude de se moquer ou de railler. |
Where the eye mixes marqueur and moqueur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marqueur with moqueur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marqueur is \maʁ.kœʁ\ while moqueur is \mɔ.kœʁ\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marqueur is recorded at frequency rank #13,631, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.kœʁ\. moqueur is at rank #25,402, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.kœʁ\.
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 39033, this pair ranks #250,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marqueur vs moqueur
Shared letters: emqru. Private to "marqueur": a. Private to "moqueur": o.
"marqueur" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "moqueur" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marqueur" and "moqueur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "marqueur" or "moqueur" show up more?
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 "marqueur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moqueur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marqueur" and "moqueur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moqueur". 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 #250,992 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.