Which to use
“montaient” and “moquaient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,431
- “montaient” frequency rank
- #46,305
- “moquaient” frequency rank
- 83736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montaient | moquaient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de monter. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait du verbe moquer. |
Where the eye mixes montaient and moquaient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. montaient (CVCCVVVCC) and moquaient (CVCVVVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: montaient vs moquaient
A purely visual mix-up. montaient (\mɔ̃.tɛ\) and moquaient (\mɔ.kɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montaient is recorded at frequency rank #37,431, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tɛ\. moquaient is at rank #46,305, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ.kɛ\.
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 83736, this pair ranks #14,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of montaient vs moquaient
Shared letters: aeimnot. Private to "montaient": -. Private to "moquaient": qu.
"montaient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC · "moquaient" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "montaient" and "moquaient" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "montaient" vs "moquaient" - which ranks higher?
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 "montaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moquaient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montaient" and "moquaient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquaient vs mouraient". 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 #14,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.