Which to use
“masquée” is an adjective and “mosquées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,345
- “masquée” frequency rank
- #11,808
- “mosquées” frequency rank
- 45153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | masquée | mosquées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de masqué. | Pluriel de mosquée. |
Where the eye mixes masquée and mosquées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. masquée runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against mosquées's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses masquée with mosquées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: masquée is \mas.ke\ while mosquées is \mɔs.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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
masquée is recorded at frequency rank #33,345, classified as anadj, pronounced \mas.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 45153, this pair ranks #204,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of masquée vs mosquées
Shared letters: emqsué. Private to "masquée": a. Private to "mosquées": o.
"masquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "mosquées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "masquée" and "mosquées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "masquée" or "mosquées"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "masquée" and "mosquées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "masquée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mosquées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "masquée" and "mosquées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masquée vs moquée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #204,983 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.