Which to use
“moquant” and “moquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,055
- “moquant” frequency rank
- #18,258
- “moquent” frequency rank
- 54313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moquant | moquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de moquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de moquer. |
Where the eye mixes moquant and moquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moquant and moquent
A purely visual mix-up. moquant (\mɔ.kɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - a in “moquant” becomes e in “moquent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moquant is recorded at frequency rank #36,055, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.kɑ̃\. 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 54313, this pair ranks #134,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moquant vs moquent
Shared letters: mnoqtu. Private to "moquant": a. Private to "moquent": e.
"moquant" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "moquent" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moquant" for "moquent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moquant" vs "moquent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "moquant" and "moquent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moquant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moquent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moquant" and "moquent" 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 #134,865 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.