Which to use
“moquait” and “moquant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,656
- “moquait” frequency rank
- #36,055
- “moquant” frequency rank
- 64711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moquait | moquant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de moquer. | Participe présent de moquer. |
Where the eye mixes moquait and moquant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moquait and moquant
A purely visual mix-up. moquait (\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 a single letter - i in “moquait” becomes n in “moquant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moquait is recorded at frequency rank #28,656, 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 64711, this pair ranks #75,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moquait vs moquant
Shared letters: amoqtu. Private to "moquait": i. Private to "moquant": n.
"moquait" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "moquant" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moquait" and "moquant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "moquait" or "moquant"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moquait" 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 #75,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moquait" and "moquant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masquant vs moquant". 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 #75,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.