Which to use
“moquée” and “moqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,802
- “moquée” frequency rank
- #48,055
- “moqués” frequency rank
- 97857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moquée | moqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de moquer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de moquer. |
Same sound, different letters: moquée vs moqués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. moquée (CVCVVV) and moqués (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - moquée and moqués
This is the hard kind. moquée and moqués are pronounced identically (\mɔ.ke\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “moquée” becomes s in “moqués”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moquée is recorded at frequency rank #49,802, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.ke\. moqués is at rank #48,055, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ.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 97857, this pair ranks #235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moquée vs moqués
Shared letters: moqué. Private to "moquée": e. Private to "moqués": s.
"moquée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "moqués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moquée" and "moqués" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "moquée" or "moqués"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "moquée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moquée" and "moqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moqués vs mottes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #235 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.