Which to use
“masquer” is a verb and “masqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,210
- “masquer” frequency rank
- #25,040
- “masqués” frequency rank
- 38250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | masquer | masqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre un masque à quelqu’un. | Masculin pluriel de masqué. |
Same sound, different letters: masquer vs masqués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: masquer vs masqués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: masquer and masqués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mas.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
masquer is recorded at frequency rank #13,210, classified as averb, pronounced \mas.ke\. masqués is at rank #25,040, tagged as anadj, 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 38250, this pair ranks #256,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of masquer vs masqués
Shared letters: amqsu. Private to "masquer": er. Private to "masqués": é.
"masquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "masqués" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- masquer ← amsquer · maqsuer · masqeur · masqquer · masquerr · masqure · massquer · masuqer
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "masquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "masqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "masquer" and "masqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masquent vs masqués". 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 #256,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.