Which to use
“monteur” is a noun and “moqueur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,047
- “monteur” frequency rank
- #25,402
- “moqueur” frequency rank
- 54449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monteur | moqueur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ouvrier qui monte des pierres fines, des pièces d’orfèvrerie, de machines, etc. | Qui se moque ; qui raille ; qui a l’habitude de se moquer ou de railler. |
Where the eye mixes monteur and moqueur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between monteur and moqueur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: monteur is \mɔ̃.tœʁ\ while moqueur is \mɔ.kœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monteur is recorded at frequency rank #29,047, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃.tœʁ\. 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 54449, this pair ranks #133,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of monteur vs moqueur
Shared letters: emoru. Private to "monteur": nt. Private to "moqueur": q.
"monteur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "moqueur" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "monteur" for "moqueur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "monteur" vs "moqueur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "monteur" and "moqueur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "monteur" 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 #133,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monteur" 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 #133,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.