Which to use
“moqué” and “moquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,337
- “moqué” frequency rank
- #18,258
- “moquent” frequency rank
- 40595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moqué | moquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de moquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de moquer. |
Where the eye mixes moqué and moquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: moqué vs moquent
A purely visual mix-up. moqué (\mɔ.ke\) 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 40595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moqué is recorded at frequency rank #22,337, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.ke\. 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 40595, this pair ranks #239,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moqué vs moquent
Shared letters: moqu. Private to "moqué": é. Private to "moquent": ent.
"moqué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "moquent" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moquent ← mmoquent · moqeunt · moqquent · moquennt · moquentt · moquetn · moqunet · mouqent
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moqué" and "moquent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moqué" vs "moquent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moqué" 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 #239,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moqué" and "moquent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moqué vs moquée". 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 #239,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.