Which to use
“moquer” and “moqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,351
- “moquer” frequency rank
- #48,055
- “moqués” frequency rank
- 57406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moquer | moqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se railler de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, en rire, en faire un sujet de plaisanterie ou de dérision. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de moquer. |
Same sound, different letters: moquer vs moqués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: moquer vs moqués
This is the hard kind. moquer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moquer is recorded at frequency rank #9,351, 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 57406, this pair ranks #115,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moquer vs moqués
Shared letters: moqu. Private to "moquer": er. Private to "moqués": sé.
"moquer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "moqués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moquer ← mmoquer · moqeur · moqquer · moquerr · moqure · mouqer · mqouer · omquer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moquer" and "moqués" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "moquer" or "moqués"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "moquer" 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 #115,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moquer" 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 #115,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.