Which to use
“masquent” and “masquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,659
- “masquent” frequency rank
- #13,210
- “masquer” frequency rank
- 61869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | masquent | masquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de masquer. | Mettre un masque à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes masquent and masquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. masquent runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against masquer's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses masquent with masquer
A purely visual mix-up. masquent (\mask\) and masquer (\mas.ke\) 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 61869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
masquent is recorded at frequency rank #48,659, classified as averb, pronounced \mask\. masquer is at rank #13,210, tagged as averb, pronounced \mas.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 61869, this pair ranks #90,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of masquent vs masquer
Shared letters: aemqsu. Private to "masquent": nt. Private to "masquer": r.
"masquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "masquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "masquent" and "masquer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "masquent" or "masquer" 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 "masquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "masquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "masquent" and "masquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masquant vs masquent". 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 #90,007 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.