Which to use
“moqué” is a verb and “moule” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,337
- “moqué” frequency rank
- #9,699
- “moule” frequency rank
- 32036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moqué | moule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de moquer. | Mollusque bivalve, comestible, dont la coquille est de forme oblongue. |
Where the eye mixes moqué and moule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. moqué (CVCVV) and moule (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: moqué vs moule
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moqué is \mɔ.ke\ while moule is \mul\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32036, 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\. moule is at rank #9,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mul\.
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 32036, this pair ranks #299,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moqué vs moule
Shared letters: mou. Private to "moqué": qé. Private to "moule": el.
"moqué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "moule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moule ← mmoule · molue · mouel · moulle · muole · omule
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moqué" for "moule" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "moqué" or "moule" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "moqué" and "moule" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moqué" and "moule" 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 #299,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.