Which to use
“moquaient” and “moquant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,305
- “moquaient” frequency rank
- #36,055
- “moquant” frequency rank
- 82360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moquaient | moquant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait du verbe moquer. | Participe présent de moquer. |
Where the eye mixes moquaient and moquant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moquaient and moquant
A purely visual mix-up. moquaient (\mɔ.kɛ\) and moquant (\mɔ.kɑ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82360, 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\. moquant is at rank #36,055, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ.kɑ̃\.
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 82360, this pair ranks #16,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moquaient vs moquant
Shared letters: amnoqtu. Private to "moquaient": ei. Private to "moquant": -.
"moquaient" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVVCC · "moquant" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moquaient" and "moquant" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "moquaient" or "moquant"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "moquaient" and "moquant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moquaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moquant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moquaient" and "moquant" 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 #16,896 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.