Which to use
“moquait” and “mourait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,656
- “moquait” frequency rank
- #34,203
- “mourait” frequency rank
- 62859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moquait | mourait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de moquer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de mourir. |
Where the eye mixes moquait and mourait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. moquait (CVCVVVC) and mourait (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between moquait and mourait
A purely visual mix-up. moquait (\mɔ.kɛ\) and mourait (\mu.ʁɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62859, 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\. mourait is at rank #34,203, tagged as averb, pronounced \mu.ʁɛ\.
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 62859, this pair ranks #84,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moquait vs mourait
Shared letters: aimotu. Private to "moquait": q. Private to "mourait": r.
"moquait" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "mourait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moquait" for "mourait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moquait" or "mourait"?
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 "mourait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moquait" and "mourait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moura vs mourait". 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 #84,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.