Which to use
“moquent” and “moquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,258
- “moquent” frequency rank
- #9,351
- “moquer” frequency rank
- 27609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moquent | moquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de moquer. | Se railler de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, en rire, en faire un sujet de plaisanterie ou de dérision. |
Where the eye mixes moquent and moquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses moquent with moquer
A purely visual mix-up. moquent (\mɔk\) and moquer (\mɔ.ke\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moquent is recorded at frequency rank #18,258, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔk\. moquer is at rank #9,351, 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 27609, this pair ranks #327,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moquent vs moquer
Shared letters: emoqu. Private to "moquent": nt. Private to "moquer": r.
"moquent" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "moquer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moquent" and "moquer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moquent" vs "moquer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "moquent" and "moquer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moquent" and "moquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moquent". 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 #327,933 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.