Which to use
“moquent” and “moqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,258
- “moquent” frequency rank
- #48,055
- “moqués” frequency rank
- 66313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moquent | moqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de moquer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de moquer. |
Where the eye mixes moquent and moqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. moquent runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against moqués's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between moquent and moqués
A purely visual mix-up. moquent (\mɔk\) and moqués (\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 66313, 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\. 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 66313, this pair ranks #68,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moquent vs moqués
Shared letters: moqu. Private to "moquent": ent. Private to "moqués": sé.
"moquent" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "moqués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moquent ← mmoquent · moqeunt · moqquent · moquennt · moquentt · moquetn · moqunet · mouqent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moquent" for "moqués" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moquent" or "moqués"?
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 "moquent" 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 #68,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moquent" and "moqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moqués". 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 #68,372 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.