moquaient vs moquait, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“moquaient” and “moquait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,305
“moquaient” frequency rank: #28,656
“moquait” frequency rank: 74961
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	moquaient	moquait
Definition	Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait du verbe moquer.	Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de moquer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set moquaient and moquait apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

moquaient

7 ch

moquait

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. moquaient and moquait are pronounced identically (\mɔ.kɛ\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moquaient is recorded at frequency rank #46,305, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.kɛ\. moquait is at rank #28,656, 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 74961, this pair ranks #35,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moquaient vs moquait

Shared letters: aimoqtu. Private to "moquaient": en. Private to "moquait": -.

"moquaient" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVVCC · "moquait" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

moquaient ← mmoquaient · moqauient · moqquaient · moquaeint · moquaiennt · moquaientt · moquaietn · moquainet
moquait ← mmoquait · moqauit · moqquait · moquaitt · moquati · moquiat · mouqait · mqouait

Frequency comparison

moquaient#46,305

moquait#28,656

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moquaient" and "moquait" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\mɔ.kɛ\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "moquaient" or "moquait"?

"moquait" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,656 in our French list, against #46,305 for "moquaient". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering moquaient vs moquait

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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