moquaient vs moquent, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#46,305
“moquaient” frequency rank: #18,258
“moquent” frequency rank: 64563
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	moquaient	moquent
Definition	Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait du verbe moquer.	Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de moquer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch

moquaient

7 ch

moquent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. moquaient (\mɔ.kɛ\) and moquent (\mɔk\) 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 64563, 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\. moquent is at rank #18,258, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔk\.

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 64563, this pair ranks #76,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moquaient vs moquent

Shared letters: emnoqtu. Private to "moquaient": ai. Private to "moquent": -.

"moquaient" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVVCC · "moquent" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

moquaient ← mmoquaient · moqauient · moqquaient · moquaeint · moquaiennt · moquaientt · moquaietn · moquainet
moquent ← mmoquent · moqeunt · moqquent · moquennt · moquentt · moquetn · moqunet · mouqent

Frequency comparison

moquaient#46,305

moquent#18,258

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No. They are said differently (\mɔ.kɛ\ versus \mɔk\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

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

"moquent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,258 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 moquent

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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