Which to use
“moqué” is a verb and “mosquée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,337
- “moqué” frequency rank
- #5,893
- “mosquée” frequency rank
- 28230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moqué | mosquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de moquer. | Édifice où les musulmans s’assemblent pour la prière. |
Where the eye mixes moqué and mosquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: moqué vs mosquée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moqué is \mɔ.ke\ while mosquée is \mɔs.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28230, 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\. mosquée is at rank #5,893, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔs.ke\.
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 28230, this pair ranks #324,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moqué vs mosquée
Shared letters: moqué. Private to "moqué": -. Private to "mosquée": es.
"moqué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mosquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moqué" and "mosquée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "moqué" or "mosquée" show up more?
What to do next
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 "mosquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moqué" and "mosquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moqué vs moquée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #324,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.